Nature’s fireworks: Northern Lights over Colfax

—Anita Erdmann photo

This photo of the Northern Lights over farm buildings southwest of Colfax was taken by Anita Erdmann of Calgary, Alberta. She was a participant on a Palouse Country photo tour conducted by Jack Lien. She said Northern Lights are common in the Calgary area, and she has had an “Aurora Alert” application placed on her cell phone which notifies users when the phenomena is happening near their present location. Erdmann advises photo enthusiasts that pictures of the lights usually show up better on a photograph than they appear to the naked eye. She noted the pinks and purples that appeared over Colfax are rare sights in the Calgary area.