A brilliant late May Milky Way stands guard over Torch Lake, Michigan

The Milky Way rises over a lake in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan

Cody Peak stands tall under a clear night sky

Early season Milky Way as it rises over Thayer Lake, Michigan

The Milky Way rises from behind the tree as it stands over Torch Lake,
Michigan

The core of the Milky Way sits over a hoodoo in the desert of southeastern Utah

The Milky Way rises over the distant lights of Moab, Utah

The Milky Way stands next to the edge of a cliff, near Canyonlands National Park, Utah

A large bolt of lightning flashes over Torch Lake, Michigan