How the sun sets in Needles

about a year in and captured this

huge thunderstorm/taken looking out my patio door; lots of flooding and lightning that night

another look at that storm; almost something out of ghostbusters haha

same storm; couldn’t take my eyes off of it; was just trying different settings on the camera

the cloud formation was so intense and the colors amazing

looking out behind the other storm; much was going on that night haha

looking out the front – another huge storm building; the valley surrounding Needles was swamped that night; truly astounding thunderheads

looking out my office front door; the colors are almost always that brilliant

once the sun is down, twilight in the desert is truly magnificent. very serene

a lil different take on the same scene; the moon was gorgeous that night and twilight never looked so good

 

These are just a few of the many sunsets I’ve seen since living here in the desert. I moved to Needles in November 2009. I’ll be sure to follow this with a more detailed story but for now, I wanted to share some of the most amazing sunsets I’ve seen here. Most of the pictures are from when I was here about a year. I really should see about more sunset photos, particularly because contrary to popular belief, the desert really does have some real beauty to it – it’s just hidden by harsh sun during the day.

All the photos were taken on a Pansasonic Lumix – consumer point and shoot but has a fabulous sunset setting I love. All the photos are mine. I post these without watermarks. I don’t mind if anyone uses them but I’d appreciate some credit – thanks! Hope you all enjoy!