Clayton, NM Starry Night

Tonight something woke me up at 1 am, I got out of the tent pitched in Clayton Lake State Park in north-east New Mexico and looked up.

Above me are about three times as many stars as I normally see on the east coast and a subtle band of the milky way is present, too.

I was too tired to fool with the camera much but I took a few shots of the canyon wall that rises above me and the lake. This is what night looks like away from the cities. I'm surprised the mid-westerners don't brag about this more: they should.