Milky Way over Monument Rock Beyond ÿsky on the sandstone cliffs

ÿsky on the sandstone cliffs

and it was a spectacular experience

and of course the 700+ year old ruins built by the

ÿ But this is what it would have looked like

but when you add a full supermoon and the red glow of the rising sun it becomes magical

Milky Way over Monument Rock Beyond ÿsky on the sandstone cliffsThese rocky towers occur along the Colorado Front Range. I had always feared that the Milky Way at Monument Rock would be overcome by Colorado Springs lights in any landscape photography; but a very clear night and a Southwest view away from the city minimized the light pollution!? In this nature image I love how the photo moves from small plants (grasses, yucca and mullein), to Monument Rock dwarfing a tree growing directly in front, to the core of