Even in the land of sunsets, it will be hard to match the sheer color from the sunset that appeared on Wednesday, December 30. From over 300 feet in the sky and pointed west, the intense colors were so bright, it almost didn’t seem real. But it was. And what you are seeing is the closest rendering of what I witnessed that evening. Turn the camera around, and the orange glow lit up the mountains with more bright colors. Maybe the new year will bring a new perspective how we see the world. Temperatures for Claremont will remain cool with highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s. There is a slight chance of rain for the next week, but nothing major on the horizon—except more beautiful colors at sunset! Today’s sun drops at 4:51 p.m. Happy New Year! COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger