So... if you can't already tell, I hate winter. I have no motivation to trek through feet of snow in below freezing temperatures to go out and take pictures. That's mainly why I have been MIA for a few months. However, now that the weather is nice again, I am a lot more motivated. My dad and I decided to head down to Moab/ Arches National Park for a few days to watch the meteor shower on Friday night. As we were driving down there was a huge thunderstorm that we were afraid was going to conceal the night sky. Instead of worrying about it too much, we decided to walk around and find things to take pictures of. This picture was taken right after the storm, you can see the big puddle in the background.
We also saw a pretty fast-flowing river in the red rocks. My dad was able to take long-exposure pictures of the river that makes the water look blurry, or like it is moving. One day I will have the right equipment to be able to take them and post them on my blog, but for now, you'll have to head over to his if you'd like to see them (boggedbefore.blogspot.com).
Later that night, around midnight, my dad went out to check if the clouds had cleared out so we could see the stars. To our luck, they did! The night sky was perfectly clear and we headed back into Arches. It is amazing to see the stars in Southern Utah. You are able to see a lot more stars because there is a lot less light pollution. We headed out to one of the arches and my dad set up his camera while I found a "comfortable" rock and laid down to look up at the meteors. We only were able to see a few, but my dad was able to capture some amazing shots of the Milky Way... while I may have dozed off. Again, you'll have to head over to his blog to check them out.
They next day was absolutely perfect. We just drove around Arches, stopping where ever we felt like it to take pictures. I loved taking close ups of the flowers. It's beautiful to see the desert in bloom. Below are just a few that I snapped.
Such a short trip, but definitely worth it. Just one of the many reasons why living in Utah so great.
