Day 10

Double O Arches
Moab, UT

Well! I got my happy ass up at 3am today! I drove to the arches to get some star shots. It is about a 20 minute drive up to the arches and the arch I went earlier in the day, isn't a far walk. During the day it was packed! It was great to go in the middle of the night. The stars and the milky way are just amazing! I couldn't believe my eyes. I worked on a time laps, I need to watch some tutorials on it. I found out that night to day time lapses are complicated. Ill work on that, but I did get one of the sun coming over the rocks.. which was pretty, but a little shotty. I shot until about 7:30am. I was pooped, I went back to the tent to nap for a while but it was hot as hell, so I just got about an hour in. I came into town to edit and write for yesterday and today.

I have been having dreams at night, the last two nights. Which means that I am getting used to camping and being outside pretty much 24/7. I have found comfortable ways to sleep and I have been sleeping harder- which is nice. When I first started my trip I was waking up at all hours of the night. At one point I had gone to sleep at about 10 and woke up at about 2:30am. Half asleep I kepting trying to change the function on my digital watch, thinking that it was on stopwatch or something. There was no way it was 2 am! It was disorienting. But now, I sleep almost all though the night. Happy Camper... literally. 

The girls I met yesterday went to a swimming hole close to here. Im going to go check that out and then hike to Delicate Arch, which is about a mile and a half. I am going to try and camp out there. So I can get some night/morning shots again without having to get up so early. Well see what happens. But Im out for the day and ready for some sunshine. Ill leave you with a few photos of the start shots I got last night! Sunset pics tomorrow! 

Here is the Moab time laps that needs some work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ViKpOrlGc

I love satellites! about 4:45am 

You know I love light writing!

About 7:30am Moab, UT

Day 9

You know I had to take at least one road shot! (Byway 128)

The view of the ride down 128 to Moab.

WHEW! Today was great! I woke up, ate some oatmeal, and got my things together to start the day. I rode about 20 miles down the Colorado River to get to Moab. The scenery was just beautiful.. huge land formations everywhere you look. It blows my mind to think of how many millions of years it took to create this. I mean, I really can't wrap my mind around it- and that is why I take photos- as a reminder of how small I am and how short of a span of time that I am here on this Earth.

This place!! Double O Arch

Double O Arches

As I was driving down 128, I saw paddle boarders riding down the river. I thought that would be perfect on a hot day! I rode into town and signed up. I didn't have to be there until 1:45, it was 9:30, so I hiked to the Double O Arches. It is beautiful! It was just enough time to hike and eat lunch before my paddle board ride. 

I saw this and had to do it! 

Seriously, look at that! 

My guides were awesome, Joy and Adam. Joy is a guide here (Moab, Utah) in the summer and in Hawaii in the summer. I would love that. Adam is a guide here in the summer as well. They both work at Adrift Adventure, if your in the area, check them out!  We rode about 15 minutes up the river and set out. We had a few rapids to ride down, couldn't believe that I didn't fall off! It was so nice to be on the water that I could actually get in without freezing to death! The sun was beating but a quick jump in and it cooled you off real fast. After a few rapids, it was smooth sailing from there on out. It was very calming and serene to ride through the middle of these beautiful red cliffs. I thought about what it would be like for settlers to come upon this area of the USA. I can't imagine not knowing this was here and riding up on it, that would be incredible. 

So peaceful! 

My group was a good one. A bride and her two best girls and our two guides were the only ones on the trip. I love when you get small groups. They were yogies and they all did hand stands on their boards... success! When the trip was done, I gave them some Deep Eddy Vodka mini's for their bachelorette gathering. From there, I went and had some dinner at the Moab Brewery. It was good and filling:) I am getting up at around 3am to get some star shots at the arches. So Im off to bed. Until tomorrow-- :) 

Ya! Yogi girls! 

Great Crew on the river ride!

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