Full Moon Rising

Continuing southward, whim-driven, I went toward Oatman then turned south on old 66. Popular with motorcyclists, I was surprised to see so many campers; sun-blasted crags, creosote and occasional stands of teddy-bear cholla didn't used to hold much appeal.

The Warm Springs Wilderness sets betwixt it and interstate 40...doesn't warrant a mention on MAPS. Its  roadless space caught my eye.

Full Moon

Some things I can't recall at all, but the other day, in the Alabama Hills, a full moon, like tonight's, came up and lit the desert with magic.

We were in THE SPOT, with one of the most spectacular views on the planet...Mt. Whitney,  with a mantle of snow, glowing. The evening, as tonight, was clear and of perfect temperature. We strolled hand-in-hand. 

What is it about the moon that imbues memories that never fade?

In My Life (remastered 2009) Rubber Soul

I Still Miss Someone (Joan Baez 5)

Tristan und Isolde - Prelude & Liebestod

(Jessye Norman & Karajan,

Wiener Philharmoniker)

Full Moon Equinox - 25, October, 2018

At 12:18 a.m. the moon is almost directly overhead. I've tried to notice where the moon's path is in the sky (did I tie my shoelaces?) and tonight it's about one degree south of overhead and even less than that from the "center" of its travel. It would appear to be an equinox.

I'm camped at the east edge of Mormon Mesa due east of Overton, NV. I'm curious to know how far north and south one could be and still have the sense it was passing directly overhead?

And how often does the phenomena of it reaching the zenith at midnight occur?

And how often does the moon's equinox coincide with it being full?

THIS is what you get when you live "outside."