Last Sunday after Mike got off work I had the camper loaded and we left for our two day weekend headed for Flagstaff.

01 Cloudy sky above Kaibab Plateau AZ (1024x767)

We planned to just get off the Kaibab Plateau east about 1.5 hours away and camp on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) House Rock Valley.

02 Rainbow over Vermilion Cliffs & sunset over House Rock Valley AZ (1024x414)

Rainbow over Vermilion Cliffs & House Rock Valley

It’s so different having huge open sky above when you live under a forest.

03 Moon in clouds from House Rock Valley AZ (1024x768)

And unless I walk to the canyon’s rim (I know that’s not really tough) I rarely see the moon and stars.

04 1st quarter moon over House Rock Valley AZ (1024x768)

So I took advantage of this Big Sky and played around with the camera on the tripod to capture a big moon. OK, I know it’s not full big, but it is the first shot that’s been clear enough to tell it’s the moon.

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