“Golden” was the color of the sky last night, and also how I would describe the opportunity to watch a dramatic sky with my lovely wife. We’d been out Geocaching earlier, and on our way back to Bismarck we decided to walk across the Memorial Bridge. The clouds to the north were quite cool, and the bridge itself isn’t going to be around much longer, so we decided to take a stroll out to the middle and watch the sunset.

Not only was the sun creating a pretty nice show to the west, but there was a pretty neat cloud formation to the east. Those clouds later became a thunderstorm that moved off to the northeast, but in this case they just provided a neat backdrop to the BSC hill.

In the mean time, things were starting to roll in the west. Literally. The low clouds were rolling, causing ripples of reflected light in the sky as they formed. Those same glowing ripples were reflected in the water below, making for a really nice scene.

This is the scene as things wound down, with the sun disappearing over the horizon and our departure back to the Bismarck side of the river. Aside from all the pigeon droppings, the Memorial Bridge really is a nice walk. With the sun setting so far north this time of year, it provides a great view up the river in the evening. If you haven’t taken advantage of this walk, you don’t have much longer! The new bridge is set to open next year, which means the demolition and removal of the current bridge. This could be the last summer we have to enjoy it.