Moonset
Watercolor
9" X 12"
When we returned to
Lone Pine, the gods smiled down on us with a near full moon, just starting to
wane. We’ve had wonderful moon karma on our trips, and this trip was no
exception.
Just as we settled
into our sleeping bags, after inhaling a meal of fresh grilled trout and
enjoying a spell of spectacular star watching, the moon rose magically in the
exact center of the window of our tent. It was as though the cosmos had led us
to pitch our tent in the perfect spot to frame the moon.
Once a few years
ago, a similar event happened when we were camped at Valley of Fire in Nevada.
An enormous golden moon rose from the perfect center of a prominent notch in
the rocks that surrounded the bowl where we were camped. It was astounding and
beautiful. And although the moon had risen from that notch many times
throughout time, we were lucky enough to be there that very night to see it
happen.
—
The next morning in
Lone Pine, high thin clouds gave us an all day show as the wind pushed and
pulled them into interesting shapes. It made the light soft and gentled the
heat of the sun. As the moon made its way across the sky, just before it
dropped behind the ridge I quickly broke out my watercolors and did this
painting.
It was a divine
trip.
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