Moonlight Hike

Last night was a full moon. Is there any better time to go on a hike at night when the entire trail is lit with moon shine. I had decided to go on this hike by myself, but when I had mentioned it to a bunch of people I work with, they thought it was a good idea, so I invited them to come along. It was Patrick, Amber Scott, Jessie, and Bradley. The location was Cedar Breaks, just 21 miles from Cedar City; the little town I’m working in for the Utah Shakespearean Festival. We loaded my truck around 12:45 am and headed up the hill to the National Park. On the drive we passed by 2 deers in the middle of the road, and an entire flock of them just right outside the main entrance. We parked at the visitor center and hit the main trail to The Perspective View. Along the way there were bats flying over us, we knew this by their clicking and quick silhouette’s flying overhead. It was a mile out, and we only used our flash lights for a couple small patches where the trees blocked the moonlight. The view was gorgeous. I don’t have a picture of it because the capture time on my camera couldn’t pick up any light, let alone a nice picture of what I saw. We stared at the giant hole of Cedar Breaks for about 20 minutes, and had our own personal time reflecting on life. After we were finished we had to hike back up the hill and make it back to my truck. Time was about 2:45 am by the time we made it back to the apartments. I had mentioned hiking to Angels Landing the next time the moon is Full. Let’s see how many people will actually do it with me.