Brokeoff Moon
It just so happened that the full moon would be rising right around sunset while we were on the top of Mt. Brokeoff. That is the reason we wanted to hike up there of course on that particular evening. It would have been perfect if the moon would have risen right above Mt. Lassen. But alas, that was not to be the case. You can’t have everything. I guess. Instead, the moon was rising more to the east. It was a bright orange/red color as it rose above the horizon. It was definitely a great adventure being up on Mt. Brokeoff as the full moon rose.
This shot was taken with my 100-400L lens, which I lugged up to the top of Brokeoff. It is a heavy beast, and would have made much more sense to leave it at home considering how difficult the hike is to to the top. But I knew I would want it for taking photos of the moon. I did leave my other 24-105L lens at the bottom, as well as every other thing I didn’t absolutely need on the hike, to save as much weight as possible. All in all, my bag was pretty heavy. But I made it.
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