Area rainbows through the years
Through the years S-R photojournalists have captured many beautiful displays of rainbows. View a gallery of these photos.
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As thunderstorms begin to roll through Spokane, Wash Tuesday evening July 12, 2011, a rainbow frames the County Courthouse at sunset.
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As thunderstorms begin to roll through Spokane, Wash Tuesday evening July 12, 2011, a rainbow frames the County Courthouse at sunset.
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A rainbow arcs over Spokane Valley Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, after early morning rains as commuters head to work on the westbound Sprague off-ramp from I-90.
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A sprinkler creates a rainbow as it waters a fairway at Liberty Lake Golf Course, Thursday, May 20, 2010.
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The arch of a double rainbow crests as the sun rises looking west from southeast Spokane, Wash., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
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A rainbow appears in the smoke as firefighters try to control a blaze, Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
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The Spokane Indians gather for their first practice at Avista Stadium, Wednesday June 17, 2009, under threatening skies and rain showers.
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A rainbow stretches over Riverside Avenue, Monday evening, July 23, 2007, as a rainstorm moves through the Spokane area.
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Spokane Fire Department firefighters pour water on an industrial fire at Whitley Fuel, Monday, July 23, 2007, as a rainbow appears.
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A rainbow is produced, August 10, 2006, from sprinkler mist soaking a Spokane yard.
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A rainbow stretches over Reser Stadium in Corvallis during a WSU Cougar PAC-10 opener vs. Oregon State, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005.
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Erica Chaney of Gonzaga Prep stands in the ring under a rainbow at University High School, Friday, May 20, 2005, during the GSL District 8 3A/4A Track and Field Championships.
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Cold blue shadows are pierced by the late afternoon sun through an arch under the Monroe Street Bridge as the boiling Spokane Falls lifts mist into the air forming vivid rainbow above the torrent, June 26, 2002.
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A rainbow cascading across the skies ends at a pod of golden larch trees near the Columbia River in Stevens County in 2001.
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A double rainbow arches over downtown, Spokane in 2001.
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A double rainbow arches over downtown, Spokane in 2001.
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A woman takes pictures of the rainbow on Arthur Avenue Wednesday in 2001.
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The sun lights up a field as a rainbow streaks across the stormy skies late afternoon outside of Moses Lake, Wash. in 2000.
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The silver lining in a week full of rain squalls are the rainbows over Riverfront Park in 1996.
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A bike rider heads to work in downtown Spokane under a rainbow on the Centennial Trail bridge in 1996.
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A colorful rainbow arches across the snow and ice on the shore of the Spokane River at the Monroe Street bridge in January 1995.
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A rainbow arches up the Spokane Falls under the Monroe St. Bridge in 1995.
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