Camelback is in the middle of Phoenix and it it a magnet for health and outdoor enthusiast of all sizes. I first climbed Camelback in the early 1990s and have taken friends and family up the mountain since. My favorite time is in the evening when the sun goes down and the city lights come up. The sliver between day and night.

On this evening, it was cool. There had been some storms running through the mesa, but most had run their course. This view is of course, away from the city and toward the East. Several people were waiting for the sun to dip below the horizon in its eternal daily dance. Just about ten minutes before the finale, the large cloud began to move across the landscape from left to right. Moments passed. The shadow of the mountain began to move up and away quickly. The cloud reached its moment of balance and harmony with the mountain shadow. Perfect for the composition that we all saw from the mountain top and which also took its leave as fast as it made its entry.

I captured the image here at that moment. On the trip down the mountain in the cold dark, I was hopeful and warm.

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