The McQuilken brothers grinning, unaware that they were minutes away from being struck by lightning.

The photo has been reprinted, posted and passed around for decades: Two grinning brothers, hair standing on end, unaware that they were minutes away from being struck by lightning while climbing Moro Rock in California’s Sequoia National Park. “We were from San Diego and really stupid,” says Michael McQuilken, who was a long-haired 18-year-old when the snapshot was taken on Aug. 20, 1975. His brother … Continue reading The McQuilken brothers grinning, unaware that they were minutes away from being struck by lightning.