Day 0: To Mars Via Drone
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There are some very interesting and very unique landscapes in Utah. One of those interesting places is the area around Hanksville, Utah. Is that a vague description of an area meant to keep locations a secret? No. It’s a literal description of a place to visit. Yes, I do mean the entire area surrounding Hanksville. It’s a photographer's playground.
The Hanksville area in June is quite warm. Don't get me wrong, July and August are much warmer, but the upper 90⁰s was warm enough for me having just come down out of the Colorado mountains.
I stopped by the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS)on my way to scope out both the morning's photography location as well as where I’d be dropping an anchor for the evening.
FBSH in front of Factory Butte
After gaining confidence in my future evening and morning plans, I turned my sights to the day's sunset. I drove out to the Factory Butte area.
An Unforgiving Landscape
It’s quite an unforgiving looking area.
Sunset Strip, UT (I made that up)
The first leg of a road trip is often long and boring as it is mostly driving. On this particular trip, I was glad to have a bit of time to tour around prior to settling in for the evening.
Handheld with S23+
While waiting for dinner to cook, I got the camera out and photographed the night's sky. Here (above) is a cellphone image taken handheld at night with my S23+. It’s pretty amazing how far cellphone cameras have come.
