During the peak of this year's Perseid Meteor Shower, I hiked a couple of miles into Monument Canyon in Colorado National Monument...

Perseid Descending

Colorado National Monument

During the peak of this year's Perseid Meteor Shower, I hiked a couple of miles into Monument Canyon in Colorado National Monument to the base of Indenpence Monument for the show. It did not disappoint! Here, a Perseid meteor streaks down the length of the Milky Way. Photo © copyright by Chris Eaton.