# @noahwetzel on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCA38s_uwU_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59723194-noahwetzel-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-06T03:00:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Noah Wetzel (@noahwetzel) — https://gondola.cc/noahwetzel

## Caption

October was special… first the Northern Lights over Gilpin Lake Colorado (a location that never sees them), and then chasing the Comet Atlas in Colorado and Utah. Here’s the horizontal version of the Timelapse I posted from Gilpin Lake as it showcases the whole scene. I also have a few surprises coming soon… now that the comet is gone. 😎

October 11th 2023 - Aurora Borealis over Gilpin Lake: 

Words cannot describe how incredible this experience was… and I get to share it with you. When you’re given a once in a lifetime opportunity, rally whenever you can and put in the effort, you just might get to witness something that no one else will see. 

My friend Thomas and I rallied on Thursday night, packing our gear in 10 minutes and driving an hour north. Upon arriving to the trailhead, we were the only car in the parking lot… and we could see the northern lights already. Hoping they would last, we rallied in the dark, hiking in 5 miles at 10pm to Gilpin Lake in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness. 

From 1am to 230am the show was incredible. Ribbons of light we could see with the naked eye struck us with awe, gasping out loud at times at how quickly the sky was changing. So thankful for this wonderful autumn we’ve had and catching up on life, adventuring, and finally creating again after a wild and exhausting summer. More to come! 

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#northernlights #auroraborealis #steamboatsprings #colorado #gilpinlake #mountzirkelwilderness #zirkelcircle #timelapse #timelapsephotography #coloradophotography #coloradopics
#wilderness #publiclands #backpacking #coloradoartist
#fineartphotography #fineartphotos #coloradoart #highpeaks #hiking #camping #alltime #northerncolorado #coloradolife

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## Tags

zirkelcircle, coloradophotography, hiking, timelapse, backpacking, coloradoart, colorado, alltime, highpeaks, coloradolife, steamboatsprings, wilderness, publiclands, mountzirkelwilderness, coloradopics, coloradoartist, fineartphotography, northernlights, auroraborealis, gilpinlake, northerncolorado, camping, timelapsephotography, fineartphotos

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