Friday, December 22, 2006

Winter Solstice Sunrise at Buzzard Roost Arch

This does not have anything to do with geocaching, but I did use my GPS, Google Earth Maps, and other online programs to help plot my way to this scenic arch. On a previous day, I went into the area so I would know how to get there in the darkness of the night to get my sunrise shot. Using waypoints and tracks I downloaded from my GPS, I was able to get into the area safely with the use of my GPS.

Up early today to catch the sunrise through the arch at Buzzard Roost. This only happens around Dec 21-23, and today was a great day to catch it. The morning started off with a 2 mile hike into the Buzzard Roost are under the dakness of the mornning. Clear sky and lots of stars were out as Tim Ernst and myself headed to this scenic spot. After a nice hike to the arch, we set up and within a few minutes we had our images and was on the way home. A great day!
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