![The Milky Way lights up the night sky over Medicine Bow National Forest The Milky Way lights up the night sky over Medicine Bow National Forest](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3SVRWj8/0/KZJhJsbq2jfQJ69TNJBND6VHvSzjGddfNXdXRqTN9/X4/i-3SVRWj8-X4.jpg)
With a chance to see the northern lights, my wife and I stepped out into the crisp, clean air of the forest to have a look. The show to the north was quite faint initially so I turned my camera to the south and spent some time photographing the core of our galaxy. The clear skies provided a perfect view of it and all the surrounding stars. From the horizon to over our heads, it was amazing and inspiring.