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Cha

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3. Gorgeous shot of Mother Nature..

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue May 7, 2013, 10:46 PM

May 2013

thanks bigtree~

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One of the most spectacular lightning strikes we have ever seen [View all] bigtree May 2013 OP

Cool pic (nt) bigwillq May 2013 #1

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #23

Gorgeous! I saw one in North Carolina that lit up the sky gateley May 2013 #2

Gorgeous shot of Mother Nature.. Cha May 2013 #3

I read yesterday on PhysOrg defacto7 May 2013 #4

Well, thanks for this little tidbit siligut May 2013 #9

Lightning rarely, but sometimes travels up from the cloud towards space. lob1 May 2013 #10

Very nice article! defacto7 May 2013 #13

Lightning ALWAYS travels from GROUND to CLOUD azbillyboy May 2013 #16

That is truly an amazing sight! nt sheshe2 May 2013 #5

It is! Very evocative image. I've also seen lightning that goes horizontal a long ways. IDK why? freshwest May 2013 #12

ai yi yi motocicleta2 May 2013 #6

Beautiful and Amazing! burrowowl May 2013 #7

Desert View Watchtower I think. amerikat May 2013 #8

Yes. That's the place. Here's a daytime pic from similar POV: NYC_SKP May 2013 #20

that is one impressive structure bigtree May 2013 #28

Built in 1932, undergoing restorations now, serves as a gift shop and observatory! NYC_SKP May 2013 #30

thanks Skip! bigtree May 2013 #31

A sacred place for me. amerikat May 2013 #33

Spectacular! n/t JimDandy May 2013 #11

Spectacular Yes. Left Coast2020 May 2013 #14

It's Alive!!!! johnp3907 May 2013 #15

Wrath of God looking LittleBlue May 2013 #17

Worst storm I ever saw was in eastern Mass. Warpy May 2013 #18

Absolutely amazing! liindy May 2013 #19

wow ZRT2209 May 2013 #21

Wow, that is spectacular. rl6214 May 2013 #22

Wow. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #24

SWEEEEEEET Skittles May 2013 #25

Okay, that is very very very awesome! krispos42 May 2013 #26

when I was a kid MFM008 May 2013 #27

This is beautiful, that I made it my desktop picture..... a kennedy May 2013 #29

Just another typical evening in Mordor. Ikonoklast May 2013 #32