We headed down to Goblin Valley for the weekend. This seemed like an ideal time to go… weather was forecast to be nice (and it mostly was)… and we were to be under a full hunter’s moon. Hunter’s Moon is the name given to the October full moon by native Americans. As it turned out, we never did get into Goblin Valley for a moon light hike. Skies were cloudy the only night that would have worked for us. We had to make do with sunny, day light hikes. This is, by no means a sad situation, as Goblin Valley State Park is amazing under almost any conditions imaginable. Anyway….

I caught the moon rising as I headed south on Highway 6, just north of Green River, UT. I pulled over, broke out the tripod and snapped a few shots through the Rebel XTi. The moon is a bit overexposed. I should try to clean this up with Photoshop or Gimp. I was setup right on the side of the highway, so I had to be concerned about the cars and trucks speeding by at 80mph. Anyway, it still manages to convey the beauty of the scene, with the orange moon rising above the red rock cliffs.