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Stowe, VT - A beautiful and perfectly formed rainbow enhances this pastoral scene.

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Golden Gate Bridge, CA -

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge regaled onlookers with this awesome arc on a stormy day.

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Niagara Falls, NY - The Maid of the Mist sightseeing boat slowly approaches the mighty falls, as if steered by a rainbow.

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Elk Rapids, MI - Early morning showers and a requisite rainbow add luster to Traverse Bay.

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Mesa Verde National Park, CO - Panoramic canyon views appear as if caught in an optical illusion.

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Cape Elizabeth, ME - A rainbow arc helps focus the eye on the historic 18th-century Portland Head Light.  

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Yosemite National Park, CA -

A splendid moonbow—a rare lunar rainbow—provides a smudge of color across Yosemite's near monochrome veneer.

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ -

Already a spectacular natural wonder, the Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona was graced by this double rainbow. 

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Kauai, HI - Kalalau Valley's magnificent coastal outlook is enhanced considerably by this impressive valley-wide rainbow.

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New York City, NY - Midtown Manhattan's urban sprawl illuminated between cloudbursts, as seen from the Empire State Building.

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Zion National Park, UT - A semi-arc of multicolored light pinpoints Maxwell Canyon. 

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Bruce Canyon National Park, UT - An impressive primary arc seen from Sunset Point. 

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San Juan National Forest, CO - A double rainbow begins to dissipate above Silverton. 

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Canyonlands National Park, UT -

The summits of towering rock formations that characterize the park often appear to be the destination of rainbows seeking landfall.

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Taos, NM -

A remarkable double rainbow arcs through a brightening sky over what is usually a dry, arid landscape.

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Seattle, WA -

A high rise in the city's downtown district meets and greets an urban rainbow.

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Miami Beach, FL - With a tropical storm approaching, a brooding sky is temporarily lent a glimmer of light.

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Grand Canyon National Park, AZ -

Clever composition and a little bit of luck has produced a picture resplendent in tone, texture, and color.

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Kauai, HI - The charming Wailua Falls appear even more bewitching when tinged with gold and sapphire.

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Glacier National Park, MT -

This cinematic image captures a double rainbow emerging from a stormy sky over Glacier National Park. 

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Rocky Mountain National Park, CO -

High ground in Larimer Country is afforded a picturesque light show.

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Marquette, MI -

A band of color falls on Lake Superior near the Marquette Harbor Light.

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Denali National Park and Reserve, AK -

On wet days the stark, natural beauty of Denali is often enhanced by showpiece arcs of rainbow light.

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Snoqualmie Falls, WA -

A rainbow bounces out of the spray at the imposing Snoqualmie Falls. 

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Sacramento, CA -

A pot of gold could be yours if you follow the rolling hills in Central Valley.

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Badlands National Park, ND -

North Dakota's inhospitable Badlands can appear quite welcoming in a rain and shine kind of way.

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Omaha, NE -

The most romantic way to cross the Mississippi River is by rainbow.

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Middlebury, VT -

Vermont's rural landscape is enhanced by the appearance of a rainbow.

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Grand Canyon National Park, AZ -

A thunderstorm grumbles over the sheer vastness of one of the world's greatest natural wonders, bringing with it not bolts of lightning, but the colors of a rainbow.

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