Road to Heaven

  Road to Heaven This image is a breathtaking nightscape taken along the Million Dollar Highway in southwest Colorado, a legendary stretch of road between Ouray and Silverton. In the foreground, the serpentine highway glows with streaks of light, captured as long exposures of vehicles winding through the forested canyon. The curves of the road gleam like molten threads, guiding the viewer’s eye deeper into the scene. Towering mountains rise in the background, their rugged peaks faintly lit, with hints of red rock and patches of lingering snow visible under the starlight. Above it all, the Milky Way dominates the sky, stretching diagonally across the frame in a dazzling display. Dense star fields, glowing nebulae, and subtle gradients of light create a cosmic river, echoing the winding path of the highway below. The juxtaposition of earthly roads and celestial trails makes the composition feel both grounded and infinite—an invitation to journey outward and upward at once. The overall ef