June 9, 2026
Rainbow Curve
This morning there was a thick haze in the low valleys of the park and clouds over the eastern plains. I drove up Trail Ridge Road to Rainbow Curve where I could get above it and made a few photos like this that show the layers of hills stretching into the horizon. Haze with side-lighting really brings out all of the different layers of hills that can be seen from this vantage point. Up above in the tundra it was clear blue skies with very little haze. Photo © copyright by Erik Stensland.