Destinations Photo Contest Spotlight: See some of your best weather photos
Our Destinations Travel Photo Contest hosted some wonderful photos taken by travelers such as YOU! From wildlife to waterfalls, sunsets to mountains, peaceful farms to bustling big cities, we saw it all!
Take a look at just a small sampling of some of the great weather-focused pictures we've gotten that are among our editors' many favorites. (Captions are written by the photographers.)
To see all of the entries, and the winners, click here!
Heaven on Earth
Nadi, Fiji: The sun was setting, the weather was beautiful, and there were horses running across the beach with the mountains in the background. (photo: @Hannah338)
Meditating With Mother Nature
I was on a family vacation on Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells this summer when my niece with two small children took advantage of a little private time to mediate one morning. While she was deep into her relaxation a storm started to roll in overhead. She made it into the cottage just before Mother Nature saturated the area with a much needed thunder storm. The storm provided a great lightening show and some family time to play board games and assemble jig saw puzzles. The rest of the vacation contained Wisonsin picture perfect hot summer weather which is one of the reasons I return every summer to get a dose of my family in my home state. (photo: @Junek)
Girl Gazing at the Wonderous Ice Structures
Lake Superior had frozen over in 2014 and the continual cold weather had formed these magnificent ice caves. (photo: @megbingham)
Sea to sky wedding
We got invited to a Wedding in Squamish, British Columbia. The weather was rainy and then sunny... It was June 11th. And a beautiful rainbow appeared right after the ceremony. It was a magical moment that no one will ever forget. And there was this amazing suspension bridge and gondola ride that made it even better! This was a once in a lifetime experience for Ben and Carly and for all the family members and guests. (photo: @Ferm)
DC Stormy Weather
Washington Monument (photo: @DarrenLee)
Getting there is half the fun
Stormy Illinois weather we passed through on our way to South Dakota last year. (photo: @Wesley)
Sunrise over Lake Michigan
Few weather vanes can boast this kind of background. Taken near Wind Point in Racine, Wisconsin. (photo: @SCHRIS)
Wisconsin Sunset
Wisconsin has some of the most incredible sunsets, sunrises, and weather related skies that I have ever witnessed! (photo: @MRB9491)
Subtle Shades
Taken in degrees of weather that made a camera shiver. It was a chance shot that challenged the a simple camera for the time. But here it is. took lots of chances , lots of shots to get this one that made it ..... captured well the winter of 2005, Oscoda, Mich., Lake Huron. (photo: @cewalker)
Cousins and a Waldport Sunset
Waldport, Oregon -- fourth of July weekend, 2016. Charming central Oregon coastal town. We had incredible weather. Sunshine, kite-flying, and BBQs filled the weekend. Very affordable -- wonderful experience! (photo: @Maro)
Lightning over the Badlands
Hiking in the Badlands near the top of a peak, watching a thunderstorm roll over the hills and valleys in the distance. Weather in the Badlands can change suddenly, so you have to be ready for anything! (photo: @ChrisJ)
Badlands of South Dakota
Stormy weather in the Badlands. One minute sunshine, a few minutes later rain and finally one inch of hail. (photo: @RichardG)
Spring in the Smoky Mountains
Spring in the Smoky Mountains. Expecting warmer weather, we came from Wisconsin only to have snow flurries three days. It was beautiful, however. (photo: @Rylee)
Sunset on Walton Beach
We took our dream vacation to Walton Beach Florida. We had the perfect Condo with the perfect weather the whole week. Couldn't have asked for a more beautiful time. (photo: @mamakaren)
Peaceful Michigan
Before the storm (photo: @Jenlebeck)
Manhattan skyline at night
Picture of the beautiful Manhattan skyline at sundown as a storm was moving in. (photo: @Vallnglee)
Storm blowing in to Tannery Park
Storm blowing in to tannery park in Oakville Ontario Canada. (photo: @Stretchlj)
Road to the Supercell
While driving through Oklahoma one week my friends and I witnessed one of the most powerful storms of our lives. Some might not consider storm chasing 'vacation' but to my friends and I it is exactly that. (photo: @Kirby1009)
Molokai Sunrise Rainbow
As the sun rose, I was looking at a storm coming over the island of Molokai. As the sun struck the storm, a rainbow appeared briefly. also reflected in the sea. (photo: @Rick44)
Dark Mountains
Shot in Yellowstone National Park during an intense storm. (photo: @rjseeking)
Winter Storm
Stormy winter day near Depoe Bay, Oregon. (photo: @Dima)
Stormcloud over Devil's Tower
Severe storm developing over Devil's Tower (photo: @PeteVBoots)
Flathead Lake
Storm with a full rainbow. (photo: @Dcxdc)
Rainbow Glory
Total awe at the splendor of a full rainbow following a storm over Eastern Washington wheat fields. (photo: @EdWiens)
Storm
Looking the storm atop Loveland Pass, Colo. (photo: @Vane)
Red Rocks Amphitheater
Classic lightning storm over Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. (photo: @CarlKrum4)
Shasta storm
Storm blowing over Mt. Shasta from the village of Shasta, Calif. (photo: @dinkydau)
Bison, Yellowstone National Park
January snowstorm in Yellowstone. This young bison was hanging out in a geothermal area to escape the deep snow. I thought the snowstorm mixed with steam made for an interesting shot (photo: @sonny)
Storm over the Sierraas
While hiking one summer in Yosemite National Park my brother, dad, and I encountered quite the storm at over 10,000 ft up. We were looping around Gaylor Lake when we were caught in quite the lightning show and hail barrage. It did create quite the scene though. (photo: @Kirby1009)
Our Destinations Travel Photo Contest hosted some wonderful photos taken by travelers such as you! Take a look at some of these great sunset p…