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On May 9th, John Wall caught the magic!  He photographed a fogbow stretching over Gualala Point Island. We had fog with very high water content. Normally fogbows are completely white, but this one had a little hint of color.

Gary Curtis also photographed a fogbow that day, and his shows even more color.

These were both taken from The Sea Ranch. But fogbows were seen that day off Gualala and off Anchor Bay. Yes, I saw one that day too. It's rare to see a fogbow, so we are always excited about seeing one.

Thanks to John and Gary for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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A big, wet fogbank rolled in two weeks ago, dropped a lot of moisture, and then pulled back. When it pulled back, a beautiful, huge fogbow appeared just north of Fish Rocks. I rushed outside to take a few photos, as I knew it wouldn’t last long.

Fogbow by Jeanne Jackson

Fogbows are also called white rainbows, but this one actually had some color to it. Not vibrant like a rainbow, but definitely there was color. At one point it arched all the way across sky, rainbow-like, but I couldn’t capture it all with my camera. But it is stored in my memory.

Here is a photo of the first fogbow I had ever seen. It was much smaller than the one above.

Fogbow 8.27.13 by Jeanne Jackson (Medium)

Fogbows are rare, so I was thrilled to see another one.

 

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Margaret Lindgren is the owner of Unbeaten Path Tours. She recently took clients out to the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands. This is what they found - a fogbow or white rainbow.

Fogbow by Margaret Lindgren September Fogbow by Margaret Lindgren

They are pretty rare. Look for one in the morning hours when the fog is about bluff high. Perhaps you will see a fogbow too.

Thanks to Margaret for allowing me to share her photos with you here. To learn more about Margaret's hiking tours, here is the link to her website: http://www.unbeatenpathtours.com/index.html

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If conditions are perfect, you might be fortunate to see a fogbow, also called a white rainbow. Peggy Berryhill recently saw one form at Cooks Beach.

Fogbow by Peggy Berryhill

You look for fogbows in the morning hours. The fog should be about bluff high. It takes the morning sun to create one. Isn't it lovely?

Thanks to Peggy for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

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This photo was recently sent to me, though it was taken by Azita Jackman last year at Gualala Point Regional Park. It's a wonderful photo of a white rainbow, or fogbow.

Fogbow by Azita Jackman

The best time to see a rare fogbow is in the early morning. If the fog is about bluff high, as in Azita's photo, and the sun is coming up in the eastern sky, you have a chance to see this phenomenon.

Thanks to Colleen Jackman for sending this photo to me and to Azita for allowing me to share her photo with you here.