The mountains were out—all of them—between Tacoma, WA and Salem, OR as I drove down to retrieve our youngest from college. I was glad that he drove the car home, so I could take pictures on the return trip.
It was pretty spectacular. But wait, there’s more. I fulfilled my wish to see the Aurora Borealis and this time, I didn’t have to leave Tacoma. Mark and I headed to the waterfront around 9:30 pm. The western sky had the last remnants of sunset low on the horizon and we waited. It was a clear dark sky with a smattering a stars. A hint of color was visible through the iPhone camera.
It was more than we ever saw during our December trip to Iceland, so I was satisfied. But I wanted to check Point Defiance before heading home. We went to the Vashon Ferry parking lot and were astonished by what we saw. These are unaltered iPhone photos. When we walked past the boat house to the darkened waterfront promenade, it was possible to see some colors with the naked eye.
I was giddy. It is difficult to express how happy this made me. And I got to share it all with Mark.
The icing on the cake? Returning home and watching the aurora from my own front yard.
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Beautiful photos! Amazing to see the Aurora Borealis!
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