A long travel day ended in just the right way, gazing spellbound across the breadth of the Gulf of Mexico for another of southwest Florida’s famous sunsets. This view is a deep zoom into the most intense reds and yellows near the horizon, as seen through the largest possible quantity and density of air that preferentially filters away the cool colors. The next dry land to the west is South Padre Island, TX, across 950 miles of water.
Bonita Springs FL (6 Nov 15) Looking WSW
26.3322, -81.8466Gulf Horizon
A long travel day ended in just the right way, gazing spellbound across the breadth of the Gulf of Mexico for another of southwest Florida’s famous sunsets. This view is a deep zoom into the most intense reds and yellows near the horizon, as seen through the largest possible quantity and density of air that preferentially filters away the cool colors. The next dry land to the west is South Padre Island, TX, across 950 miles of water.
Bonita Springs FL (6 Nov 15) Looking WSW
26.3322, -81.8466