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Grand Canyon Full Moon Hike - June 26, 2010

Down the S. Kaibab past the TipOff to the Colorado River overlook ("Panorama Point" in Ranger jargon). We left the rim trailhead at sunset and were back up just before dawn. The transparency was good but for some reason (possibly forest fire smoke) the extinction near the horizon wasn't too good. You can tell the stars are not as vivid near the horizon in some of the pics. We had a few episodes of wind pre-midnite but it calmed down beautifully. Hope you like the views I was able to capture.

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Cedar Ridge at dusk
Cedar Ridge at dusk		 Last light from Cedar Ridge
Last light from Cedar Ridge		 Low-angle Moonlight paints the landscape in orange light
Low-angle Moonlight paints the landscape in orange light		 Venus above the cliffs
Venus above the cliffs
Cassiopeia in the background and a dead thing in the foreground
Cassiopeia in the background and a dead thing in the foreground		 Glowsticks on my backpack make me happy (sung to the tune of Sunshine on my Shoulders)
Glowsticks on my backpack make me happy (sung to the tune of Sunshine on my Shoulders)		 Venus and century plant: 23 second exposure f/10 iso 1600
Venus and century plant: 23 second exposure f/10 iso 1600		 Venus and century plant: 23 second exposure f/4.5 iso 1600
Venus and century plant: 23 second exposure f/4.5 iso 1600
A view back into Moonlight
A view back into Moonlight		 Last glimpse of Venus
Last glimpse of Venus		 Below Skeleton Point
Below Skeleton Point		 Three planets and Regulus all in a row
Three planets and Regulus all in a row
Sillouette of my hiking buddy
Sillouette of my hiking buddy		 Descent
Descent		 The cave in shadows
The cave in shadows		 Cliff and stars
Cliff and stars
Glowsticks around the ridge
Glowsticks around the ridge		 Semi-framing the Big Dip
Semi-framing the Big Dip		 Out of the shadows
Out of the shadows		 Tonto Platform overlook
Tonto Platform overlook
At the Tipoff for a photo shoot then back on the trail
At the Tipoff for a photo shoot then back on the trail		 Colorado River overlook (Panorama Point)
Colorado River overlook ("Panorama Point")		 Boulder silhouette
Boulder silhouette		 Colorado River winds in and out of shadow
Colorado River winds in and out of shadow
Trail through the Supergroup layers
Trail through the Supergroup layers		 Jupiter rising over Zoroaster Temple
Jupiter rising over Zoroaster Temple		 Self-portrait
Self-portrait		 Moon and the claws of the scorpion over the Tonto Platform
Moon and the claws of the scorpion over the Tonto Platform
Cassiopeia and cliffs
Cassiopeia and cliffs		 White cliffs
White cliffs		 Tonto Platform and Inner Gorge
Tonto Platform and Inner Gorge		 Catching some rest and a moontan at the saddle
Catching some rest and a moontan at the saddle
Cliff near Skeleton Point
Cliff near Skeleton Point		 The view back towards O'Neil Butte
The view back towards O'Neil Butte		 Cassiopeia, Perseus, and tree limbs
Cassiopeia, Perseus, and tree limbs		 O'Neil Butte from Cedar Ridge
O'Neil Butte from Cedar Ridge
Bootes and Corona Borealis above a dead tree at Cedar Ridge
Bootes and Corona Borealis above a dead tree at Cedar Ridge		 My resting rock at Cedar Ridge
My resting rock at Cedar Ridge		 Cedar Ridge panorama minus all signs of glowsticks
Cedar Ridge panorama minus all signs of glowsticks		 Track of the International Space Station -- the brightness rivaled Jupiter when drifting past it
Track of the International Space Station -- the brightness rivaled Jupiter when drifting past it
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