I was looking and calling for red fox during the cold winter a few years ago when I walked out of the woods onto the frozen Palmer hay flats and saw a partial moon rising. Just a side note about the Palmer hay flats. The flats were farmed for hay until the 1964 earthquake (9.2) hit, when it dropped anywhere between 6' and 18'. Tidal waters now make it impossible to farm. In the winter months the 2-4' of water is frozen and solid to walk on. I made a mental note to self to find out when then full moon would be rising. It would be in 3 days as I found out after returning home that night. I walked a mile all bundled up, with camera gear in tow in foot deep snow covered ice in 5 degree temp. It was twilight as I set up and watched as the moon rose. Twilight is such an awesome time where everything is striking blue. Twilight also illuminates the mountains just enough before it sets, to be seen before they are turned into black silhouettes. The moon rose large at a quick and steady pace arching over our mountains giving a warm glow, before it shrank in size as it lifted high above.
I was looking and calling for red fox during the cold winter a few years ago when I walked out of the woods onto the frozen Palmer hay flats and saw a partial moon rising. Just a side note about the Palmer hay flats. The flats were farmed for hay until the 1964 earthquake (9.2) hit, when it dropped anywhere between 6' and 18'. Tidal waters now make it impossible to farm. In the winter months the 2-4' of water is frozen and solid to walk on. I made a mental note to self to find out when then full moon would be rising. It would be in 3 days as I found out after returning home that night. I walked a mile all bundled up, with camera gear in tow in foot deep snow covered ice in 5 degree temp. It was twilight as I set up and watched as the moon rose. Twilight is such an awesome time where everything is striking blue. Twilight also illuminates the mountains just enough before it sets, to be seen before they are turned into black silhouettes. The moon rose large at a quick and steady pace arching over our mountains giving a warm glow, before it shrank in size as it lifted high above.