Hoover Dam at night

Despite spending several hours walking the dam at Hoover Reservoir hoping to see a rare display of Northern Lights all I could come up with were long exposure images of the dam lit by man-made lights along its four corners. And a quarter moon.

I’ve seen the Northern Lights before0. Spending three years on an Air Force base in North Dakota provided many nights on a flight line where it was visible. My disappointment for the night wasn’t necessarily for me. It was for the small groups of people and a few other photographers who didn’t get to see the light from central Ohio.

Unless it happened after I left. Please don’t tell me it happened later.

Hoover Dam at night

Despite spending several hours walking the dam at Hoover Reservoir hoping to see a rare display of Northern Lights all I could come up with were long exposure images of the dam lit by man-made lights along its four corners. And a quarter moon.

I’ve seen the Northern Lights before0. Spending three years on an Air Force base in North Dakota provided many nights on a flight line where it was visible. My disappointment for the night wasn’t necessarily for me. It was for the small groups of people and a few other photographers who didn’t get to see the light from central Ohio.

Unless it happened after I left. Please don’t tell me it happened later.