Spectacular rainbow displays in America

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Spectacular rainbow displays in America​

Rainbows—those beautiful and beguiling natural atmospheric phenomena can light up the dullest of rainy days. And did you know they can even illuminate a nighttime sky?

Landscapes across the US are regularly enhanced by the dramatic appearance of rainbows, multicolored circular arcs that lend spectacular dimension to any scenery.

 

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Stowe, VT​

A beautiful and perfectly formed rainbow enhances this pastoral scene.

 

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Golden Gate Bridge, CA​

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge regaled onlookers with this awesome arc on a stormy day.

 

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Niagara Falls, NY​

The Maid of the Mist sightseeing boat slowly approaches the mighty falls, as if steered by a rainbow.

 

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Where's the pot of gold? Hahahaha..

 

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This place has plenty of rainbows. Even the pedestrian crossings are painted with rainbows.

 

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Elk Rapids, MI​

Early morning showers and a requisite rainbow add luster to Traverse Bay.

 

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Mesa Verde National Park, CO​

Panoramic canyon views appear as if caught in an optical illusion.

 

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Cape Elizabeth, ME​

A rainbow arc helps focus the eye on the historic 18th-century Portland Head Light.

 

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Yosemite National Park, CA​

A splendid moonbow—a rare lunar rainbow—provides a smudge of color across Yosemite's near monochrome veneer.

 

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ​

Already a spectacular natural wonder, the Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona was graced by this double rainbow.

 

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Kauai, HI​

Kalalau Valley's magnificent coastal outlook is enhanced considerably by this impressive valley-wide rainbow.

 

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New York City, NY​

Midtown Manhattan's urban sprawl illuminated between cloudbursts, as seen from the Empire State Building.

 

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Zion National Park, UT​

A semi-arc of multicolored light pinpoints Maxwell Canyon.

 

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Bruce Canyon National Park, UT​

An impressive primary arc seen from Sunset Point.

 

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San Juan National Forest, CO​

A double rainbow begins to dissipate above Silverton.

 

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Canyonlands National Park, UT​

The summits of towering rock formations that characterize the park often appear to be the destination of rainbows seeking landfall.

 

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Taos, NM​

A remarkable double rainbow arcs through a brightening sky over what is usually a dry, arid landscape.

 

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Seattle, WA​

A high rise in the city's downtown district meets and greets an urban rainbow.

 

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Miami Beach, FL​

With a tropical storm approaching, a brooding sky is temporarily lent a glimmer of light.