Earlier in the evening the wind was blowing Death Valley’s dust so hard that I refused to take my camera out of the backpack. Plus, thick clouds blocked any sight of the moon. But miraculously the wind stopped and the clouds parted about 1 a.m., allowing a splendid view of the total lunar eclipse and Milky Way. Death Valley National Park, CA.
From Artists Drive, Death Valley.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley.
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park.
The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park.
The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park.
Leaf litter from fallen Autumn leaves creates colorful pandemonium on the forest floor. Colorado.
The Milky Way rises alongside a majestic Red Cedar above Olmstead Point in Yosemite National Park, CA.
Leafless in June, one wonders if this old tree has succumbed to old age and the elements. How long did it keep watch over this country road and surrounding fields?
Balanced Rock. Arches National Park.
The sun sets behind Sedona's Cathedral Rock as seen from Baby Bell Rock.
Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ.
The Milky Way rises between Sedona's Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte.
Midgley Bridge spans Wilson Canyon where it joins with Oak Creek, Sedona, AZ.
In May, the Milky Way can be seen to rise over some of Sedona's beautiful sandstone formations and the Midgley Bridge.