The Entries For the Nat Geo Nature Photo Contest Will Make You Want to Travel ASAP

"The Soberanes Fire, located south of Carmel and Point Lobos, started Friday morning, on July 22. By Saturday night, the fire covered the entire mountain. The sky was illuminated by the golden glow of the forest fire. I hiked down towards a cliff by the beach. Because the wind was blowing south and slightly east, the sky to the southwest was clear. I witnessed the most spectacular sight I have ever seen, the Milky Way glowed above the raging wildfire. Beauty rose beyond disaster."