God rays streak from clouds behind a water station windmill at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

A colorful orange sunrise greets the east and west buttes at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

Old and new come together as a the setting sun silhouettes a wind mill and wind turbine farm at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

Wind turbine farm is silhouetted by a blazing sunset at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado. Photo highly commended in Nature's Best 2008 Annual Edition.

A colorful orange sunrise greets the east and west buttes at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

Full moon rising in partial eclipse over Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

Golden god rays streak from clouds behind a water station windmill at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

A colorful orange sunrise spreads across the sky to greet the east and west buttes at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

A colorful orange sunrise forms panorama as it spreads across the sky to greet the east and west buttes at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

A colorful orange sunrise spreads across the sky to greet the east and west buttes at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

Somewhere

Thunderstorms on the eastern plains of Colorado can be brutally violent, yet incredibly beautiful. A severe storm had passed thru the Pawnee Buttes area near Greeley . I knew there would be a good chance of a rainbow becoming visible as I was positioned between the passing storm and the setting sun. This image shows the calm after the storm. This image is also an example importance of documenting and protecting these settings for future generations. Incredible damage is being inflicted on our public lands in the pursuit of oil, gas and wind energy. This location will never look this beautiful as it is now populated with flaring gas wells and hundreds of wind turbines. Available as 16"x24" metal print $330

God rays streak from clouds behind a water station windmill at Pawnee Buttes, in Pawnee National Grasslands, north of Greeley Colorado.

Pawnee Buttes Eclipse Moonrise

Pawnee Buttes Eclipse Moonrise