Just because I love you guys...
Pulling into Torroweap during an incoming lightning storm is pretty scary. Even with a solid 4x4 if it rains enough you can get stuck out here until the clay hardens. We barely made it out as this storm came in, but we were able to get some shots before becoming too uncomfortable with the wind and lightning. The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is incredible, it offers a huge amount of opportunity for fascinating light, weathered trees, grand vistas, and maybe even a rattle snake while you're shooting.
This was a shot I snapped off right upon arrival, took two brackets, one for the sky and one for the foreground, and blended them just a touch to bring out the details in the darker parts of the image. I didn't realize at the time how spectacular the light was coming out of this hole in the storm clouds, and I've debated whether I should crop into this many times. But I sort of like it how it was originally composed, and so I've left it as I shot it here.