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Night, Weather & Atmosphere

A collection by Drifton Dalton

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The landscape transformed by darkness, weather, and fleeting light—from clear night skies to storms breaking over distant ridges.

Multiple lightning bolts striking behind Devils Tower beneath dark storm clouds — Storm Beyond the Tower Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming Storm clouds gathering west of the park boundary erupt into a sudden display of lightning behind Devils Tower.

Fireworks glowing through smoke above Bluefield at night — Appalachian Fireworks East River Mountain Overlook · Bluefield, Virginia Bluefield's celebration glows from 3.5 miles away—brief, brilliant, and wrapped in smoke and Appalachian stillness.

Low morning fog catching strong sunbeams above trees near Moran, Wyoming — Morning Through the Mist Near Moran · Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Low fog catches the rising sun on a cool summer morning, turning an ordinary roadside forest into a fleeting display of light.

Milky Way arching above silhouetted trees and a distant Appalachian horizon — Under the Milky Way Burke's Garden, Virginia The Milky Way stretches above the dark ridgelines and open night sky of Burke's Garden.

Sunlight breaking through storm clouds above layers of mountain ridges — Weather Breaking East River Mountain Overlook · Bluefield, Virginia Crepuscular rays break through summer clouds above Bluefield and the layered Appalachian ridges.

Sunset spreading across layered Sierra Nevada ridges near Sequoia National Park — Last Light on the Ridge Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California A late-summer departure from Sequoia and Kings Canyon opened onto a vivid first California sunset.

Small boat resting on Lake McDonald beneath mountains in warm sunset light — Still Water at Day's End Lake McDonald · Glacier National Park, Montana Evening settles over Lake McDonald as warm light traces the mountains and a solitary boat rests on the still water.

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