On the evening of April 28, three hikers, Sandy, Kathy and Bob (me), put on our moon glasses and moon screen, braved a cold and fierce wind and hiked up the trail in the hills behind Benicia to Doris Klein's Bench.
The clouds had dissipated just for us or so it seemed. The moon was not
scheduled to come up until 8:44 which is exactly what it did. We were a
little early so we planted our rear ends in the tall weeds (careful to avoid
the thistles!) to get a little protection from the wind and waited a few
minutes for the moon to catch up with us. From the top of the ridge the views of the Bay Area are spectacular. We could see all the major peaks, Diablo and Tam and much more. We could see all the bodies of water in the Bay Area.
Old Eagle eyes (Sandy of course) was the first to spot a tiny yellow fleck
rising in the east. It is truly amazing how fast the moon comes up and
soon a brilliant yellow globe had emerged. Boy did that make our day! As
the moon was still fairly low the stars started popping out and the big
dipper was straight up over our heads.
Now aren't you sorry you didn't join us?! Just kidding, I know it was
short notice and a week night and not everyone is retired yet.
There will be more opportunities for moon viewing, and of course that is
the purpose of this trip report. Get you motivated for the next one!
The clouds had dissipated just for us or so it seemed. The moon was not
scheduled to come up until 8:44 which is exactly what it did. We were a
little early so we planted our rear ends in the tall weeds (careful to avoid
the thistles!) to get a little protection from the wind and waited a few
minutes for the moon to catch up with us. From the top of the ridge the views of the Bay Area are spectacular. We could see all the major peaks, Diablo and Tam and much more. We could see all the bodies of water in the Bay Area.
Old Eagle eyes (Sandy of course) was the first to spot a tiny yellow fleck
rising in the east. It is truly amazing how fast the moon comes up and
soon a brilliant yellow globe had emerged. Boy did that make our day! As
the moon was still fairly low the stars started popping out and the big
dipper was straight up over our heads.
Now aren't you sorry you didn't join us?! Just kidding, I know it was
short notice and a week night and not everyone is retired yet.
There will be more opportunities for moon viewing, and of course that is
the purpose of this trip report. Get you motivated for the next one!
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