Last night’s full moon
The girls and I recently returned from a two week road trip to the eastern Sierras. We met up with Willow’s sister, Juniper and her buddy Gus along with Mary and we all had a grand time. Willow and Juniper ran and played til they nearly exhausted themselves. Gus and Sky were relieved that they had each other. Mary and I enjoyed photographing morning and night skies along with lots of trees! Here is sunrise at our first campground in the Sierras.
Despite wet, windy conditions, the girls and I managed to get out most days for some sort of walk, hike, ramble amid the beautiful trees, rocks, meadows of the north cascades. The colors were saturated and the air was fresh and clean. My favorite time of year.
What’s it like to stand on the edge of a rocky outcropping waiting for sunrise on a cold September morning? Is it worth it? Were the dogs bored? I love the way the warmth of the sun spreads across the mountains, bathing them in its light leaving behind the blue hour of dawn.
The Aurora Borealis made an appearance last night and it was quite the show. Even STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) showed up. See the last two photos. I was outside from about 9:30 til 11 and here are a few of my images. It might happen again tonight but the weather forecast doesn’t look good. I am lucky to live in a place where I can still see the northern lights despite an increase in excessive lighting here in the valley.
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