Uinta Mountains, Utah.

Some of the best photographs happen when you least expect them. Captured from an airplane window during the final approach into Salt Lake City, this was an entirely unplanned moment somewhere over the mountains of northern Utah.

As the sun approached the horizon, its final rays illuminated the snow-covered peaks, bringing out beautiful shades of pink, orange, and blue across the rugged landscape. From above, the scale and texture of the mountains were particularly striking, and for a brief moment, the entire landscape seemed to glow.

A reminder that sometimes you don't need to plan an adventure or climb a summit to find something extraordinary. Sometimes all it takes is a window seat and a little luck.

Captured from above the Uinta Mountains region of Utah.