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Sunrise over US-287 in Wyoming, with orange and pink light on the clouds, patches of snow, and the truck hood in the foreground

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Sunrise on US-287 in Wyoming

Sunrise on US-287 in Wyoming, in November 2015, shot through the windshield with the truck hood in the foreground. The sky was glowing orange and pink over open country, with patches of snow along the highway and a fence running down the right side. It was a cold morning, around 11 degrees, with a light breeze.

US-287 is a long north-south highway through Wyoming, and this was open prairie, with the road running straight out ahead. I took the photo as the light was coming up.

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