The lights of Cambria can't intrude on the stars cape that descends into the sea at Moonstone Beach. Photographed December 2019.
The Milky Way and Mars shine above Valentine Lake in the John Muir Wilderness, Eastern Sierra, California.
Sedona is one of a handful of cities on the International Dark Skies Community list. Not only can you see a thick blanket of stars at night, you can even see the Milky Way with the naked eye. May I present Milky Way over Sedona, photographed at 1:00am in the morning in May 2020.