A short day-going only a little further

 I only went 13.9 miles today. 87 degrees.  Wind SSE @ 7. That is a comfortable day enjoying the beautiful colors. Also enjoy the open sky at night too.  

The open land gave nice options to enjoy the land.

You never see this many stars. The ambient light that we are so used to in the city. You just drop your jaw.

I get a great view of the sky. In Michigan we have dew settle on the tent at night, but here it is drier in the morning. I can put a tarp up if the dew will set. This is a photo of my bug bivy.   The bottom is waterproof and the pole keeps the netting off your face.  There is not much other room, beyond the  mummy bag.  I have a pocket for my glasses and flashlight  I got this to keep the bugs off and out in the desert who knows what else may want to crawl over or in your sleeping bag  (snakes, scorpions, and ?).