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Russ Page shot iPhone videos of the lightning on the other side of the valley below Grizzly Peak on Tuesday evening from his house on Wimer Street toward the north end of town. These images of the lightning bolts are screen-captures from the videos.
June 7, 2023

Russ Page shot iPhone videos of the lightning on the other side of the valley below Grizzly Peak on Tuesday evening from his house on Wimer Street toward the north end of town. These images of the lightning bolts are screen-captures from the videos.

Russ Page shot iPhone videos of the lightning on the other side of the valley below Grizzly Peak on Tuesday evening from his house on Wimer Street toward the north end of town. These images of the lightning bolts are screen-captures from the videos.
Russ Page shot iPhone videos of the lightning on the other side of the valley below Grizzly Peak on Tuesday evening from his house on Wimer Street toward the north end of town. These images of the lightning bolts are screen-captures from the videos.
Russ Page shot iPhone videos of the lightning on the other side of the valley below Grizzly Peak on Tuesday evening from his house on Wimer Street toward the north end of town. These images of the lightning bolts are screen-captures from the videos.

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