17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
We Are Alpenglow

At a day’s end, the mountains glow. The valleys below stare in disbelief at the color, the contours of the ridge, and the wonder that exists above them. The winds fade, overwhelmed by silence, a sense of peace, as the world awaits for morning. Up here, on this mountain, we are alpenglow. Let them stare at us.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 08.2019
Photo Location: Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X
Copyright: © Kyle Dudgeon