A Cloudy Day in Joshua Tree

 I began this late afternoon hike with hopes of capturing a pretty sunset, and later, the Milky Way. But I had strong doubts about the Milky Way, given the heavy cloud cover. However, if you like beautiful desert skies, this was a pretty epic day. I ended up taking a ton of pictures!

Location: Somewhere west of Boy Scout Trail

 

 

 

All of a sudden, things would get dark as clouds moved overhead!

 

Look closely at the top of the rounded dome on the right.

 

See her now?

 

 

A bad place to be standing during an earthquake!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I decided to use this spot as my "home base". I left my backpack here and set up my tripod, and also my iPhone tripod, and then continued to explore and take more photos (future post). The PhotoPills app tells me the Milky Way will be positioned between the rocks and the Joshua trees (assuming the sky clears, which is a big assumption!). 

 

I'll leave you with this short iPhone time lapse of the clouds moving overhead.

 

Thanks for stopping by!!

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