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Lean-To Trails

We arrived at the Grand Canyon just as the sun was setting and enjoyed the incredible views of the absolutely massive canyons.

 

We had to head over to our campsite as they were first come first serve and after driving around, the last one was just taken minutes before we arrived.

 

We ended up asking a couple if we could share the space that they had and they were more than welcoming.

 

After unpacking all of the tent stuff, we realized that we were missing one piece, the actual tent...

 

With several minutes of searching and realizing that we were indeed tentless, we decided to fashion a lean-to out of the slip cover that would go over the tent to protect from rain. The tree we found worked perfectly and everything was set.

 

I knew that I wanted to try and capture a frame with our lean-to and Polaris just happened to be perfectly placed for a star trail photo.

 

The lights going back and forth from the tent are from headlamps as we went back and forth while cooking our food. They are obviously messy but I loved what they conveyed about the photo.

 

Stacked using Starstax.

 

You can continue to follow the photo blog of my adventure at the link here:

 

cjgreatamericanroadtrip.blogspot.com/

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Uploaded on May 16, 2012
Taken on May 16, 2012