I think we need a rainbow

On Loop 375 at the top of the road, before the picnic area on the westside it was

By rebelann1949

@rebelann (111434)

El Paso, Texas

September 2, 2017 7:03pm CST

We need rainbows to sooth our souls. It was May 27 2011 at about 7:10 am when I took the above photo. The sunrise was intense and I was already on the road to go feed Max and Meetzee, they were still living at mom's old house. I know this shot looks intense but unless you've lived in a desert you really don't know just how intense the sun can be even at sunrise which is why the area looks so golden, it didn't last very long but this is a lucky shot of a rainbow which doesn't happen that often here.

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@youless (112164)

• Guangzhou, China

3 Sep 17

That is nice to see the rainbow. It means that there is less pollution there and the air is clear.

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@youless (112164)

• Guangzhou, China

3 Sep 17

@rebelann Then the scenery must be fabulous in your side

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Thank you. I was about 5,500 feet above sea level on a road in our mountains

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

It is to me @youless but a lot of people prefer forests and green meadows

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

3 Sep 17

So beautiful thanks Rebel.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Thank you and you are welcome. I'm glad you like my shots.

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

3 Sep 17

@rebelann Love them Rebel

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@averygirl72 (37770)

• Philippines

3 Sep 17

Nice photo of the rainbow close to the mountains. I love taking photos of rainbows too

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Thank you, I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time

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@Jackalyn (7559)

• Oxford, England

3 Sep 17

That's a really beautiful picture of a rainbow. I' I've lived in the desert for a short while but never saw anything like that although we did have snow one day. I quite agree with you about rainbows soothing the soul.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Once in a while our desert does get snow but it's a rare occurrence.

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@Morleyhunt (21745)

• Canada

3 Sep 17

Taking photos of rainbows can be challenging...you did an amazing job of capturing that image.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Thank you, I don't get to see very many rainbows so if I do I try to stop to get a shot.

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@franxav (13653)

• India

3 Sep 17

After the Harvey havoc a rainbow is definitely needed.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

I hope they are getting a lot of rainbows now.

@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

9 Sep 17

i too hope we get to see one soon

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@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

12 Sep 17

@rebelann haven't yet after the hurricane.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Sep 17

I hope you will too and it ought to be spectacular.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Sep 17

So you made it through the hurricane @bunnybon7 thank heavens. Hopefully it won't be too hard for you to recuperate from all that mess.

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@Shellyann36 (11385)

• United States

3 Sep 17

That is a beautiful picture. I would print this out and frame it somehow. It is so pretty.

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@Shellyann36 (11385)

• United States

5 Sep 17

@rebelann Ahh back in the day, I understand. I have so many neat photos that are not up to snuff if I were to try to do something with them.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

5 Sep 17

And it's sad to think some of the best shots wouldn't look good if I tried to enlarge a print to 8x10 @Shellyann36

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

4 Sep 17

I wish I could but the camera I had at the time was a cheap digital with only 3 megapixel output so enlarging it to over 4x6 would make it look really grainy.

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@poehere (15126)

• French Polynesia

3 Sep 17

Rainbows are fantastic. I saw a lot of them this last week with all the storms we had.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

How wonderful, did you get any photos of them?

@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

I think I understand that @poehere usually I'm motivated to take pictures if something is a rare occurrence.

@poehere (15126)

• French Polynesia

3 Sep 17

@rebelann No, not this time. We have lots of them here on the islands and I can basically get photos of them all the time. So this time I didn't bother to take any.

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@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

3 Sep 17

What a great capture.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Thank you

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@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

4 Sep 17

@rebelann you are so very welcome

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@RubyHawk (99421)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Sep 17

It's a beautiful picture. We used to live at the foot of a mountains and we often saw rainbows but haven't seen one in a long time.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

I haven't seen one in quite a while either.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

4 Sep 17

That is a good point @RubyHawk in this past July and August it rained a lot here but I didn't go out as much because the mud it creates is really slippery so I am betting I missed a few rainbows had I paid better attention.

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@RubyHawk (99421)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Sep 17

@rebelann I don't know if we have fewer rainbows or if we don't look to see.

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@Hannihar (129681)

• Israel

25 Apr 18

@rebelann That is a cool rainbow.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

26 Apr 18

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Apr 18

Thank you, I took it on Loop 375 on Mount Franklin on one of those days that we actually had humidity.

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@Hannihar (129681)

• Israel

26 Apr 18

@rebelann I love rainbows. Thanks so much for posting it and you are welcome.

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@aladyinutah (60)

• Cedar City, Utah

3 Sep 17

An August Rainbow in Cedar City, Utah USA

So beautiful. Thank you for sharing that. I also took a photo of a rainbow in Cedar City, Utah. That's where I live.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Nice shot. I take it Cedar City is a desert too, right?

@aladyinutah (60)

• Cedar City, Utah

3 Sep 17

@rebelann - Yes and a rain storm is always welcome.

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@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Sep 17

Wouldn't it be nice if they'd concentrate on putting in pipes to steer water into our areas instead of pipes to get petroleum @aladyinutah ?

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