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Photo: Northern Lights over Priest Lake

Out for a night of relaxation at Priest Lake on Aug. 25, 2014, Craig Goodwin of Spokane found a natural late show worth staying up to watch. “I stopped by Hill’s Resort, stoked up the coals in a fire pit, sat back and watched one of the most incredible natural displays I’ve ever witnessed,” he said, noting that he's glad he lingered into the wee hours of Aug. 26. “At about 2 a.m., the Northern Lights exploded over the lake with more drama than any fireworks show could hope to muster.” (Craig Goodwin)
Out for a night of relaxation at Priest Lake on Aug. 25, 2014, Craig Goodwin of Spokane found a natural late show worth staying up to watch. “I stopped by Hill’s Resort, stoked up the coals in a fire pit, sat back and watched one of the most incredible natural displays I’ve ever witnessed,” he said, noting that he's glad he lingered into the wee hours of Aug. 26. “At about 2 a.m., the Northern Lights exploded over the lake with more drama than any fireworks show could hope to muster.” (Craig Goodwin)

OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY -- It pays to lose yourself watching the stars on a clear summer night.

In the photo above, Craig Goodwin, pastor of Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, sits by the still-glowing embers of a fire some other Priest Lake visitors to Hill's Resort had enjoyed.  But they left at a reasonable hour early Wednesday morning.

Goodwin, who's become entranced with photographing the Milky Way this summer, stayed around past 2 a.m. .... and the Northern Lights were his payoff.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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