Sun, Moon, and Clouds

Sun, Moon, and Clouds

      Some favorite photo ops on travels involve simply looking up to see the sun rise or set, the moon, or just beautiful cloud formations. So I thought I would collect some of them together here. The one above is a particular favorite: sunset over Tupper Lake in the Adirondacks, in 1975.

      Though we've traveled widely, some of the best views have come in our own front yeard, so to speak, so I'll begin there. 

 

    My work "home," University at Albany, has also provided some views just by stepping outside my office building.

      Other opportunities have arisen while literally being transported. Here are views from a Viking Ocean Cruise that included 4 days when the sun never set, resulting in quite amazing lingering sunset/sunrise views that lasted for hours! 

      Viking River Cruises have also offered opportunities for beautiful sun views on the water.

A Viking River Cruise on the Mississippi also offered sun photo ops.

      A cross-Canada train trip provided both sunsets and sunrises. 

A Western road trip also offered many sunrise and sunset photo ops, from Salt Lake City

to Nevada 

and Lake Tahoe.

other views in Florida

And flying offers views from airports and in flight. Here are views of Albany airport (above) and of NYC & Chicago.

 

      There have been plenty of views in our home state of New York: the Adirondacks, 

Catskills & Canandaigua,

Lebanon Valley Speedway, and along the Thruway. 

Also views nearby in New England: the Maine coast

and New Hampshire mountains, 

and Ottawa, Canada. 

     

There have also been sunrise photos in the Smokies,

other sun vistas in the MidWest: in WI around Madison

and in Door County, 

in Charlevoix MI, 

                                        and Springfield IL. 

Western views include Dallas, 

 Santa Fe,

   

San Diego,

            Lake Tahoe,

and Seattle

Island travels have brought some wonderful views in Hawaii

and Tahiti. 

Of course, our travels through Europe have yielded many beautiful sunsets and sunrises: classic scenes on the Greek island Santorini,

a few from Croatia,

a romantic moment in Italy and along the Mediterranean in Turkey, 

a view in Scotland

and a few that I'm not sure about the location.

 

Sometimes it's just the clouds that provide a show, here at home.

These are in Denmark and Rio,

Lake Placid and Norway, 

and New Mexico. 

plus others in various locations.

 

The moon can also put on a show rising &seting: over the North Sea and Grand Canyon, 

on the Mississippi,

London and the Smokies,

at our home, 

 

providing Halloween imagery.  

and a "strawberry Moon" in 2021

An eclipse in 2022, and early morning follow-up.

It seems appropriate to conclude with rainbows:
at Niagara Falls and in Europe,  

near our home,

and in Wisconsin.