I had plans to shoot sunset on my overnight camping trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. But storm clouds rolled in, and I wasn't sure there would even be a sunset to sea. I started driving from Glacier Basin to Trail Ridge Road late afternoon with my fingers crossed.
Things looked promising as I headed past one of my favorite overlooks, with the sun bursting through the clouds and casting deep shadows across the landscape.
The Gore Range Overlook was where I set up shop, first using my telephoto to capture lenticular clouds over Longs Peak.
The shadows up here were even longer as sunset approached.
The sun was slowly headed towards a great notch between two peaks, putting on an early show as it emerged briefly from behind a low cloud.
"God rays" are always neat to see.
The view to the south was also stunning, with the developing contrast to the east and west.
I can't decide if I like the fence in the foreground or not.
Needless to say, I'm glad I took the chance to see what the sunset had to offer!
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