19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
West Coast forest fire smoke seen in Colorado viewed from 14,000 ft

This image is of the sunrise, taken from around 14,000 ft above sea level on Mt Evans, looking east toward Denver, Colorado. The sunrise is obscured by the heavy forest fire smoke blown in from the West Coast, over 1000 miles away.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2021
Date Uploaded: 09.2021
Photo Location: Colorado, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Mark Van Liere