Wild burros in front of vibrant light rays coming through clouds. Photographed in the high desert of Lassen County, California, USA.

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While taking a little spin in eastern Lassen County this morning I looked in my mirror and saw some really cool light rays coming through the clouds. I thought 𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑠. Then about another hundred yards up the road I saw these critters standing there looking at me as if to say, "What are we? Chopped liver?"

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Size: 5055px × 3370px
Location: Lassen County California, USA
Photo credit: © Mike Lee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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