View looking southwest toward Boulder and of the Lohr-McIntosh Farm

Scenic view looking southwest toward Boulder and of the Lohr-McIntosh Farm in Longmont Colorado with lightning striking overhead and hitting the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Lightning often strikes more than three miles from the center of the thunderstorm, far outside the rain or thunderstorm cloud. “Bolts from the blue” can strike 10-15 miles from…

via Thunderstorm Down On The Farm — Colorado Nature Art