Round Valley residents look skyward as the Northern Lights shine above[Photo from Elacia RedHawk]
The solar storm bearing down on Earth has surely made for some beautiful skies.
In an act of crowdsourced reporting only possible in our modern era, we asked readers to share their photographs of the Aurora Borealis so we could document the historical happening.
We bring you the multitude of colors and shimmers and star shine that lit up Mendocino County skies this weekend.
MendoFever’s Favorite of the Bunch Award goes to Round Valley resident Elacia Redhawk featured at the top of this article. Her photo not only caught the vivid blues, purples, and yellows of the Aurora Borealis, but she also captured the wonder we felt staring up at them with the silhouettes of on-lookers in the frame. Nice work!
North County
Bell Springs Road, Laytonville [Photo from Michelle Lagerman]Shimmins Ridge [Photo from Leizel Besinga Woodle]
Ukiah Valley
From the top of Cow Mountain [Photo from Bradley Beck]West of Ukiah [Photo from Leif Bierer]Deerwood Neighborhood about 1145, Friday May 10 [Photo from Delila Shanahan]From the top of Cow Mountain [Photo from Bradley Beck]Lovers Lane, just north of the Ukiah city limits. 12:03 a.m., May 11, 2024 [Photo from Sandy Pivniska O’Ferrall]Lake Mendocino May 10, 2024 around 11:45 p.m. [Photo from Paige Bryce]Off Lake Mendocino Drive [Photo from Cathleen Riley]Vichy Hills [Photo from Martin McClure]Top of Orr Springs Road [Photo from Sandra Klaisner]
Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, Just after midnight on Saturday, May 11, 2024 [Photo by Niki Theis Chaves]Westport [Picture by Chad Watson]
Inspiration Point [Photo from Stephanie A. Britton][Photo from Sammy McCarty][Photo from Deborah Jeanne Bauer][Photo from LeAnne Durham-Hurt] [Photo from Elacia RedHawk][Photo by Bryant Hale]
Anderson Valley
Cliff Ridge in Philo[Photo from Steve Laviletta][Photo from Steve Laviletta]
South County
Southern Mendocino County Line [Photo by Nicole Thompson]
Lake County
Middletown [Photo from Tracy Thrasher Hilger]
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The pictures I took on top of Cow Mountain Friday night were much different from what was visible to the naked eye. My iPhone 15 Pro Max camera picks up wavelengths that aren’t visible in person. What I could actually see was mostly green and only for a brief moment I could see purple very high up above the green. But the vertical shafts of light were absolutely visible but green. It was amazing either way. I’ve been waiting my whole life to see the aurora. It finally happened. And I didn’t have to travel to Alaska of Iceland.
For the past seven years, Matt LaFever has covered the North Coast of California in both print and radio news. A Humboldt State graduate, he has lived in the Emerald Triangle for nearly 20 years. His reporting spans local issues like crime and wildfires. When not writing, Matt is an avid outdoorsman, exploring Northern California’s rugged landscapes. Reach out to him at matthewplafever@gmail.com.
The pictures I took on top of Cow Mountain Friday night were much different from what was visible to the naked eye. My iPhone 15 Pro Max camera picks up wavelengths that aren’t visible in person. What I could actually see was mostly green and only for a brief moment I could see purple very high up above the green. But the vertical shafts of light were absolutely visible but green. It was amazing either way. I’ve been waiting my whole life to see the aurora. It finally happened. And I didn’t have to travel to Alaska of Iceland.