Sunrise and sunset (4)

These are images of sunrise and sunset taken around the U.S. A few of these images also appear in the Scenics galleries. When traveling to beautiful places it is hard to resist the urge to get out early and wait for the sun to rise. Sunsets can be equally magical. Dependent on the weather and changeable with the seasons, it's always fascinating to watch the scene change from minute to minute. As a result, we have hundreds of these images. A few of the best are presented here.

The pictures on this page are from Big Arm State Park on Flathead Lake in Montana, from our home about 12 miles (20 km) from the park, from Freezeout Lake and the Rocky Mountain Front area near Choteau, MT, from Montana's Ninepipe NWR, and from Glacier National Park.

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A late April sunset over Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge near Charlo, Montana.

The sun rises over Going-to-the-Sun Mountain in Glacier National Park on a September morning.

The sun rises over Montana's Freezeout Lake on a late March morning.

Sunset on the hills beyond western Montana's Flathead Lake.

A July 2007 sunset colored by smoke from the Chippy Creek fire, photographed from our home in northwest Montana.

The sun rises over the islands in Flathead Lake, with the Mission Mountains in the distance. This photo was made in Montana's Big Arm State Park.