Last minute trips can be as good as ones you plan months in advance. The other night was supposed to be the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, so I hopped in the car and drove solo out to Joshua Tree National Park. There were only a few meteors, not nearly the 100 per hour predicted, but the night skies and Milky Way were still amazing. I setup at Arch Rock, a formation I had yet to visit but managed to easily find with a headlamp. A number of people came and went throughout the first part of the night, but by 3am it was empty and glorious. Can’t wait to go back.
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- Arch Rock silhouetted under the tail end of the Milky Way
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- Perseid meteor shower over the glowing form of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree NP
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- One of the earlier groups posing for a photo with and light painting under Arch Rock
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- Self portrait on Arch Rock under the Milky Way
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- Light painting the Arch below the vibrant Milky Way
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- Playing with light painting and light trails
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- Using different temperature lights to set the arch aglow
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