Shoshone Falls Rainbow

Kicked up mist
Cloud of spray
Refraction dispersion

On a very cold and bright winter day, the trip to Shoshone Falls was highlighted by a natural optical phenomena, a polarized spectral arch hovering over the canyon. When perceptible, a rainbow follows the arc of a precise circle centered on the shadow of the observer’s head.

“Rainbows have a way of making the world seem right.” – Anthony T. Hincks

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