Waiting For The Great Pumpkin

Waiting For The Great PumpkinSeptember is the end of Milky Way season in the Northern Hemisphere. I joined a group of photographers for a quick trip out to the Pumpkin Patch in Anza Borrego State Park to attempt a little astrophotography. The Pumpkin Patch is made up of spheroid shaped rocks, geologically known as concretions. While not rare, it is not often you find them in large groupings like this. Anza Borrego is hot this time of year, the temperatures were above 100F at

I like the feel of this image

and I'm thankful it was

despite much opposition from residents

they are setting up for the straight on shot

Light at Sen­so­rio fea­tures instal­la­tions by inter­na­tion­al­ly acclaimed artist Bruce Munro

connecting the city's most significant landmarks

There was still quite a bit of mist from the morning's cool waters hanging in this portion of the slot canyon and as we turned the corner

it is exceedingly dry

True heaven on earth

During low tide there is an abundance of tide pools and great shelling along the coast

this particular free-standing arch has become a widely recognized symbol of the state of Utah and one of the most famous geologic features in the world

at the break and as we walked in at last light we were treated to these sunsets