Nicollet Mall in Downtown Minneapolis on a rainy night during early days of COVID-19 outbreak.

Looking down S 8th St in Downtown Minneapolis on 03/22/20 during COVID-19.

A rainy night in Downtown Minneapolis outside City Center during the early days of COVID-19.

Rainy night on Nicollet Mall during early days of COVID-19 outbreak.

Dayton’s and the IDS Center on Nicollet Mall in the early days of COVID-19 in Downtown Minneapolis.

Horseback riders navigate a mist-covered trail near the summit of Black Elk Peak in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The fog clings to the ponderosa pines, softening the rugged landscape that rises above Custer State Park. This peak—renamed in 2016 to honor Lakota spiritual leader Black Elk—has long served as both a place of pilgrimage and a vantage point over the vast granite formations and pine forests of the region.

A narrow trail winds through the fog-drenched forest of Black Elk Peak, South Dakota, as light rain dampens the granite path and pine needles. The area—part of the rugged Black Hills—sits at over 7,200 feet, the highest elevation east of the Rockies. The mist settles among ponderosa pines and spruce, creating a hushed, atmospheric climb through terrain sacred to the Lakota people and known for its sweeping, often cloud-hidden views.

A Northwestern National Bank ghost sign seen in Downtown St. Paul.

Target Field lights during a rainstorm in downtown Minneapolis in 2009.