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Vibrant Milky Glow

Like many on Memorial Day weekend I decided to go camping with a buddy. We chose the Sequoia National Forest for three reasons. 1. We wanted to see the HUGE sequoias for the first time. (Childhood Bucket list, check). 2. We wanted to get as far away from people as possible. 3. The darkest sky possible with a southeast facing perch. We drove into the park around 1:00 did some activities along the way as we dwelled further into the forest. We parked our car as deep as we could go and set forth for our final resting spot. We climbed a couple hundred feet in elevation until we were on top of a mountain peak 8000ft up. Great views of the south east sky, we waited for the Milky Way to rise. What we saw tho was more spectacular than either of us signed up for. Here is a Pano that I took to gain a full perspective of what we enjoyed. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Uploaded on May 26, 2014
Taken on May 24, 2014