Utah - Feb 2012 - Day 7

The long day!  We had decided to go up into Canyonlands National Park on this day.  We stopped for breakfast at one of the diners in Moab.  John had Fisher Rock french toast and that inspired us to find Fisher Rock (the black and white below).  It was looking pretty positive that the skies would clear and treat us to our last possible opportunity to shoot the Milky Way!

On the way, we drove along Rt 128 and saw the Colorado river again!

 

Then we headed to Canyonlands.  Not such and impressive park, but we shot some images anyway!

By now it was looking good for a clear night!  Whooo hooo!!  So we made the decision that we would not venture to Natural Bridges, but instead shoot at Arches.  So, after driving through Canyonlands, we headed back to Arches to choose our night spots!

We explored the whole park; took test shots and distance checks along the way.  Now it was time to go get some dinner at the Blu Pig (great BBQ) and plot the exact get up time!  The moon was to set at 2:38 AM and the Milky Way to rise around 4 AM.  So that decided it - 3 AM rise and shine!

Enjoy-

Cheri & John