Another pleasant storm-observing day came to a brilliantly colored close, this time over the fertile flatlands of northeastern North Dakota. This high in latitude, the sun sets well northward in the western sky and late in the day, such that we were fortunate to find the last room in the last available lodging in Grafton (and only fast food for dinner) soon thereafter.
2 SSE Hoople ND (9 Jun 12) Looking NW
48.5075, -97.6229Great Northern Sunset
Another pleasant storm-observing day came to a brilliantly colored close, this time over the fertile flatlands of northeastern North Dakota. This high in latitude, the sun sets well northward in the western sky and late in the day, such that we were fortunate to find the last room in the last available lodging in Grafton (and only fast food for dinner) soon thereafter.
2 SSE Hoople ND (9 Jun 12) Looking NW
48.5075, -97.6229