23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Orange Sunset - Lone Sailboat Navigates the Choppy Pacific Ocean

A boat sails on the Pacific Ocean on the third day of the Pacific Palisades fire. Orange is a common color in our Southern California sunsets but rarely are the variations this intense. This was the first boat I had seen in days.

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Date Taken: 01.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: SANTA MONICA, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Diana Clevenger-Stephens