Golden Sunset at Garden of the Gods Illinois sunset but when you add a

but when you add a full supermoon and the red glow of the rising sun it becomes magical

ÿ The sunset was beautiful

it was beautifully framed by the lush grasses and butterweed blossoms

The unexpected early colorful dawn sky changed my planed location for my early morning photography hike to the Garden of the Gods

but it sure is spectacular: suddenly one is looking over the huge South Park valley to the grand Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range

Golden Sunset at Garden of the Gods Illinois sunset but when you add aOne of my favorite places in Illinois is Garden of the Gods at the southern tip.? It has dramatic sandstone cliffs overlooking the gently rolling wooded hills of the area.? I came out for sunset on this particular evening to make this landscape photography image the glow of the?pastel?sky on the sandstone cliffs.? ?