Darwin’s travelogue

The Night Sky

Story written 14 November 2008

How often do we take a few minutes to really look at the night sky?

Venus Appears

Venus Appears

Venus shines brightly in the early evening sky. (Upper left of this photo). Look low in the southwest just after dark.

Evening Clouds

Evening Clouds

Dusk light illuminates clouds floating through the evening sky.

Fire Orange Sky

Fire Orange Sky

Sunset from Perry, Utah.

Utah Sunset

Utah Sunset

Colors change by the minute.

Night Sky

Night Sky

Sunset over Northern Utah.

Wellsville Peak, Northern Utah

Wellsville Peak, Northern Utah

Last weeks storm left a snow cap on Wellsville Peak, a pretty vista, but also a reminder that winter is not far off.

Fire Hole Falls

Fire Hole Falls

The Fire Hole River is one of my favorite parts of Yellowstone Park. The Fire Hole Falls can be viewed from the narrow one-way road on the Fire Hole scenic by-way.

The Black Hills

The Black Hills

The Black Hills of South Dakota show off some Fall color. (Photo by Ken Dirks).

Fall Colors

Fall Colors

Fall colors in the Black Hills of South Dakota. (Photo by Ken Dirks).

Darwin Dirks

Darwin Dirks has been a member since 11 March 2008 and goes by cobra3d.

Currently in Northern Utah.

I am Darwin D. Dirks, 57, retired. I enjoy high performance cars, travel in the Western United States, and the company of my wife of 38 years, Jackie. I'm the author of a book "Grab Some Gears - Fourty Years of Street Racing" coppyright 2006. My dream for my retirement years is to travel the intermountain west, and to photograph and write about some of the interresting and unique places I find. I hope this format "Everywhere Magazine", may be a way to share my experiances with more people.