Normally Boise is too far south to see the Aurora Borealis but on May 10th all the forecasts, including the Aurora App we had loaded to our phones when we were in Iceland, indicated that there was a very good possibility that they would be visible. A large geomagnetic storm made it possible. Now if the clouds would cooperate and stay away, we knew there was a good chance that we would see them.
And the skies stayed clear!
After driving about 20 miles up into the mountains to the little town of Horseshoe Bend along with 100s of others, we pulled off onto a view point turnout and waited for the show to begin. About 11:00 we noticed a sort of haze in the sky, almost like clouds. Gradually the colors became more obvious. You should know that the colors are much brighter when looking through a camera lens.
We left about 12:00 when things appeared to be slowing down. How I wish we had stayed longer!
John, Monica and Isabella were also in Horseshoe Bend. As they were driving home, John noticed really bright lights in the distance so they drove over in that direction and were treated to a fabulous display.
Their photos were amazing, including this one - which is my favorite!
Thank you Mother Nature for painting our Idaho skies so beautifully!
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