Nature

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1/6 Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable. Years of planning, followed by days of hiking, then several sleepless cold nights on the side of a mountain running on nothing but caffeine and creative determination.

2/6  Astrological alignments have a way of making us feel insignificant.  During 2018, Mars was on what is called a "close approach". The next close approach where Mars will appear this large will not be until 2035.

3/6 As Mars is on a different orbital ellipse to earth close approaches vary.  During 2018's approach Mars was a mere ~1/30th of the distance from earth compared to its furthest orbit.

4/6 To pull off this shot the approach also needed to align perfectly with Mount Assiniboine during darkness, along with being in the right season for the Milky Way. This conjunction of events (before considering terrestrial weather) is unlikely to happen again in my lifetime.

5/6 The shot above was taken of where we camped for the night just below Nub Peak (2755m/9039ft). I wanted the perspective provided by a higher altitude vantage point, from this position Mount Assiniboine (3618m/11870ft) rightfully towers over Sunburst Peak (2,849 m or 9,347 ft).