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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Beginners guide for your first night out shooting stars from Ben Canales.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/11/2014
Nightscape over Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/11/2015
Night skies at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
07/14/2013
The Milky Way over Mount Rainier.
Benjamin Krause
Photo Date:
05/23/2009
Edith Creek Basin in Mount Rainier National Park.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/17/2015
Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
11/30/2013
Orion keeping watch over a warm and cozy, Pickett Butte lookout.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
12/28/2013
Three Sisters from Tumalo Mountain.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/26/2013
Milky Way behind millenary bristlecone pines with light pollution from Denver on the left.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
04/23/2015
Milky Way over Monument Valley.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
04/23/2015
Star trails above Monument Valley.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
04/22/2013
The Milky Way over Hager Mountain Fire Lookout.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
04/22/2013
Hager Mountain is the perfect destination for stargazing.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
02/05/2014
The milky way mirrors the river at night overhead.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
08/10/2015
City of Rocks is a great place for stargazing if the sky is clear.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
10/02/2015
Milky Way above camp at the intersection of the PCT and Separation Creek.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/13/2015
Milky Way above Saint Mary's Glacier.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/18/2015
Dark skies allow for great views of the stars.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/18/2015
Remarkably dark skies offer wonderful views of the stars, even with the moon out.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/26/2015
The Milky Way reflected on Wellington Lake.