![Planes at Sunrise Planes at Sunrise](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/planes-at-sunrise.jpg)
Planes at Sunrise: The sun rises over French Valley Airport. Photo courtesy of Ken Hannan.
![Christmas Sunset Christmas Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/christmas-sunset.jpg)
Christmas Sunset: A colorful winter sunset, looking west towards the Santa Rosa Plateau. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Sunny Ride Sunny Ride](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/sunny-ride.jpg)
Sunny Ride: Paragliding the "bump" in French Valley, near Winchester and Keller Roads Photo courtesy of John Lenz.
![Solar Eclipse Solar Eclipse](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/solar-eclipse.jpg)
Solar Eclipse: A rare annular eclipse above Southern California. Photo courtesy of Dan Mueller.
![Dry Month Dry Month](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/dry-month.jpg)
Dry Month: Dry grass in the this French Valley meadow reflects the lack of winter rainfall. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Snow Capped Snow Capped](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/snow-capped.jpg)
Snow Capped: A view north to Mt. San Gorgonio from French Valley's Washington Street. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Balloon Landing Balloon Landing](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/balloon-landing.jpg)
Balloon Landing: A hot air balloon makes an early morning landing in French Valley. Photo courtesy of Desmond Hatchette.
![Above the Clouds Above the Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/above-the-clouds.jpg)
Above the Clouds: A training flight from the French Valley Airport leads to this spectacular view. Photo courtesy of Kylie Giffin.
![Lunar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/lunar-eclipse.jpg)
Lunar Eclipse: An early morning view of the December, 2011 lunar eclipse. Photo courtesy of Brad Tade.
![Moon Ring Moon Ring](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/moon-ring.jpg)
Moon Ring: Overcast skies create a ring of light around the moon in this time-lapse picture. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Local Thunderstorm Local Thunderstorm](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/local-thunderstorm.jpg)
Local Thunderstorm: A thunderhead dropping some rain in Murrieta in this time-lapse scene. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Hanging Out Hanging Out](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/hanging-out.jpg)
Hanging Out: A frog settles in on the leaves of a tomato plant. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Milky Way Milky Way](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/milky-way.jpg)
Milky Way: A view of the clear night sky from the Murrieta side of the French Valley area. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![First Snow First Snow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/first-snow.jpg)
First Snow: The first snowfall of the season on Mt. San Gorgonio. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Cloud Buildup Cloud Buildup](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/cloud-buildup.jpg)
Cloud Buildup: Subtropical moisture is responsible for this thunderhead rising to the east. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Valley Rainbow Valley Rainbow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/ValleyRainbow.jpg)
Valley Rainbow: Not exactly a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow in French Valley. Photo courtesy of Duncan Shand.
![Cloud Ring Cloud Ring](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/CloudRing.jpg)
Cloud Ring: Winds shape a cloud in the form of a ring in this picture, taken near the French Valley airport. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Rained Out Rained Out](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/RainedOut.jpg)
Rained Out: No baseball or soccer today! A sports park in the French Valley doubles as a flood control basin. Photo courtesy of Brad Tade.
![Mountain Sunrise Mountain Sunrise](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/MountainSunrise.jpg)
Mountain Sunrise: A silhouette to the east of French Valley just before dawn. Photo courtesy of Marianne Parker.
![Lightning Storm Lightning Storm](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/LightningStorm.jpg)
Lightning Storm: Lightning fragments and strikes near Lake Skinner, as seen from French Valley. Photo courtesy of Daniel Brincat.
![Thunderhead Thunderhead](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/Thunderhead.jpg)
Thunderhead: A larger thunderhead grows in the valley sky, with rain visible in the distance. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Rainbow Clouds Rainbow Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/RainbowClouds.jpg)
Rainbow Clouds: Up in the sky over the valley, moisture in the clouds mixed with light equals little rainbows. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Western Ridge Western Ridge](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/WesternRidge.jpg)
Western Ridge: The ridge of the Santa Rosa plateau can be seen over a hill in eastern Murrieta. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Hot Air Balloons Hot Air Balloons](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/temecula/HotAirBalloons.jpg)
Hot Air Balloons: A flotilla of hot air balloons is captured by a helicopter over the valley. Photo courtesy of Marianne Parker.
![Morning Flight Morning Flight](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/temecula/MorningFlight.jpg)
Morning Flight: A pair of hot air balloons float above the neat rows of grapevines in the Temecula Valley Wine Country. Photo courtesy of Marianne Parker.
![Sunset Shine Sunset Shine](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/SunsetShine.jpg)
Sunset Shine: Sunset colors shine on the clouds above. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Afternoon Rainbow Afternoon Rainbow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/AfternoonRainbow.jpg)
Afternoon Rainbow: Color follows a break in the clouds, as seen from French Valley. Photo courtesy of Mark Monroe.
![Feathery Clouds Feathery Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/temecula/FeatheryClouds.jpg)
Feathery Clouds: Glowing clouds at sunset as seen from the Temecula Valley Wine Country. Photo courtesy of Bernadette Harvey.
![Morning Light Morning Light](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/menifeevalley/MorningLight.jpg)
Morning Light: The beginnings of morning in the Winchester area. Photo courtesy of Joe Sulak.
![Cloudy Sunday Cloudy Sunday](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/CloudySunday.jpg)
Cloudy Sunday: Thunderheads loom to the east of French Valley. Photo courtesy of Athena Stafford.
![Distant Thunderheads Distant Thunderheads](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/DistantThunderheads.jpg)
Distant Thunderheads: Thunderstorm activity looms over the deserts to the east at sunset. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Weather Station Weather Station](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/frenchvalley/WeatherStation.jpg)
Weather Station: A morning view of some of the newly installed French Valley weather station instruments, including the rain gauge and temperature/humidity sensor. Photo courtesy of Mark Monroe.