astronomy – The Park Pilgrim

Spaces & Places

Looking Up

December 31, 2018March 15, 2019

Looking up.

Aggressive sunrises,

Dappled clouds.

Hypnotic blues, grays, and in-betweens.

Sunsets that steal the show,

A finale that receives accolades

and encores.

While stars creep in, a vast party that

Pulses with old light

Eyes search out for splendor,

Sky that grounds me.

Throughout my travels, both national and abroad, I have always made … Read more

47 Parks

Dark Sky

October 19, 2016March 10, 2019

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Great Basin national park is in the middle of nowhere. Driving towards the park on highway 50 (dubbed The Loneliest Road in America) was quite an experience. It’s easy to become wrapped up in the separateness of it all. Isolation, but not loneliness, seemed to mark the surrounding countryside. I cruised along happily, towing Clarence … Read more