2012 Trip - Day 37

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Friday, June 8 - Goblin Valley State Park, UT - 119.7 Miles Today, 5588.4 For the Trip

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I did manage to get a couple of night time images, some from the point and the rest from the campground. Neither was dark enough for showing the milky way, but at the campground I did manage to include a couple of shooting stars (I have to call them that because I can never remember the official differences between Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites.)

Dead Horse Point at Night
Dead Horse Campground at Night
Dead Horse Point at Night
Dead Horse Campground at Night

I arrived at Goblin Valley State Park around 10:15AM and all that was left were a couple of tent sites. The ranger at the entrance sent me to look at them - since each tent site has two parking spaces, it might be possible to put the trailer in one & the RAV4 in the other. Very tight, but it would work, so I headed back to the office to make the reservation. When I got there the spirit of my late wife must have been looking over me. When ever we traveled, if Carol was in the car there was always, if necessary, a parking space. The ranger told me I was in luck - someone had left early while I was driving through the campground and a standard RV site (Site 24) was available for the night! Like all the sites at Goblin Valley it is a dry site, but at least there is room for both the trailer and the RAV4.

I drove to the "Valley" (about 1 mile from the campground) and made a panorama. The lighting is too harsh this time of day for good images, but it will show you what the place looks like - unreal. I hope to shoot more later in the afternoon & tonight. By the way, the wind is very strong; I had to fold up my awning and the fine dust is blowing everywhere. Not a good place to change lenses!The Verizon internet is very slow so I'm not sure I'll be able to post more images until a better connection, but here is the panorama.

Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT

Goblin Valley State Park, UT

I did get back out around 7:30 for some warmer photos, however the Verizon connection has gotten so slow that I'll have to wait until morning to try to post these.

Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT

 

Goblin Valley State Park, UT

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Until Later or Tomorrow!

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