Lassen Volcanic National Park - Part Four
The sun sets and night falls fast. Most people head for home or camp at this point. But, not us!
Did you know Lassen is a designated Dark Sky Park? This means there is very little light pollution and it’s the perfect place to star gaze, or in my case, practice astrophotography!
There was just a small sliver of moon that night and it set quickly making it even darker!
We visited a few locations hoping for star reflections in the Lakes but didn’t have much luck.
We moved over to the “Bumpass Hell” parking lot and back to that super cool boulder. I wanted to try a different composition and light painting the rock, but unfortunately that spot was already taken (for hours) and I don’t think he would’ve appreciated my light painting in the middle of his shot. So I moved on to find more options.
Facing the other direction I discovered the Milky Way.
We couldn’t believe how many stars you could see as it grew steadily darker!!!
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands!” Psalms 19:1
Seeing so many stars makes you realize just how tiny you are! It was an incredible and wonderful experience seeing His glory!
