.jpg "Late light with shadows from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
5:11pmAfter hiking the Cliff Springs Trail I was officially off the clock but instead of heading home drove continued out the plateau for a Cape Royal sunset.
.jpg "Sunset from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
5:56pmWith over an hour to wait no problem filling the time chatting with visitors and taking photos. I was still in uniform.
.jpg "Sunset from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
6:00pmAbout a hand full of serious photographers with tripods and the big guns cameras set up to document this miraculous event. And a few late wandering tourists hung out for the show.
.jpg "Sunset from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
6:12pmMust remind myself to look the opposite way once in a while.
.jpg "Sunset from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
6:18pmBetter than any movie, the sky changes rapidly as the sun descends.
.jpg "Sunset from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
6:26pmI felt a sense of connected excitement from the small group gathered for this once in a lifetime event.
.jpg "Sunset from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
6:39pmWhile at the same time all was hushed, like the quiet maybe found in a church just before a sermon.
.jpg "Sunset from Cape Royal NR GRCA NP AZ")
6:46pmRangers are paid in sunsets.