Last night, the Northern Lights were dancing outside our front door.
There was a solar storm reaching the Earth, and the auroras were supposed to be bright and strong.
So, Eli and I drove out onto the ice road to check them out.
The moon was very bright, so I aimed away from the moon to try to capture the lights.
This is the view from the side of the ice road.
There was a fair bit of traffic because of the Northern Lights.
And, it was freakin' COLD!
My thumbs were numb in a few short minutes, even with a pair of gloves and mitts.
Tying to set up the tripod and the camera settings in the dark, cold and wind was chilly!
The pictures really do not do the lights justice.
They were ALL over the sky... above, around, even ringing the moon.
And, of course, they move constantly.
Just before we took this fuzzy picture, we heard a big SNAP.
The ice road cracked.
It's normal, but still spooky when it is so dark.
Four feet of ice and 100+ feet of cold water.
Even Eli gets the weebie jeebies if you think about it for to long.
We went home, and bundled Miss G so she could see them from the front deck.
Miss A refused to be woken.
This morning, Miss G did not remember seeing them, at all.
Our girls are heavy sleepers!
We'll try again another night.
1 comment:
I'd probably take off running if I heard a "pop"! Yuck! I wish I were there to see the lights in person...maybe someday. -Monique
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