One Day in America: August 2015

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Once in a Blue Moon

We missed it—missed that moment when the moon crests the ridge and appears as a giant glowing beach ball ready to bounce its way down the hillside and into our picnic site. By the time we reach the overlook with our cameras the blue moon has cleared the peaks, receded from our grasp, shrunk into the vast night sky.

A few minutes before snapping this photo the moon was perched
atop the mountain, twice as large and seemingly within reach.

The Blue Moon—the second full moon occurring in the same calendar month—is rarely blue but always compelling. And worth the 20 mile trip to Price Canyon Recreation Area to witness this spectacle which won't recur until January 31, 2018.

The sky darkens, and features of the moon sharpen.

July 31, 2015

Read a lyrical account of last Friday's blue moon by Soumyendu on his wonderful blog, Ramblings:
http://manikchand-ramblings.blogspot.com/2015/08/blue-moon.html

Where Will You Go Today?

My parents loved to travel and every summer our family explored a state or region within a day’s drive of our home in Pennsylvania. I credit my parents with planting those first seeds of yearning, of wanting to explore and to learn about the world beyond my doorstep. My Dad had only one week’s vacation and so we never ventured beyond the Mississippi. Finally, the summer after my first year of graduate school, my dream of touring the west came true. With a roommate, an old car and a cheap orange tent I traveled the country from Pennsylvania to California and from that first cross-country trip I’ve been hooked on the joy of discovery.

Come along with me on this journey. We’ll travel from national parks to national historic sites, from primitive campgrounds to luxury B&B’s, from fields and streams to cities and towns. I’ll share both descriptions of and opinions about the places we’ll go. You’ll have a chance to learn of a new hidden treasure or to re-visit cherished locales. I welcome your comments.

Where will you go today? The world is waiting......

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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Once in a Blue Moon