One of the perks of living in the PNW, or so I thought, was that I would have easy access to see the northern lights. But lightshows like the one yesterday are few and far inbetween, and it is hard for the weather to cooperate as well. Thankfully, it cooperated yesterday and I snagged this. While not as impressive as my previous glimpses of the aurora in Iceland, it was a pretty sight at a place very close to home.

This scene shows the deep red pillars that appear when the intensity of the ionic storm becomes particularly strong.

Anacortes
WA USA