{"id":12523,"date":"2020-07-08T05:31:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T12:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=12523"},"modified":"2021-08-25T02:47:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T09:47:53","slug":"24-hours-of-near-perfect-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=12523","title":{"rendered":"24 hours of near perfect light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You could feel the magic in the air<\/strong> from the moment one awoke. Special light was seeping in through the windows from the sunrise. Today I venture out, once again, to try and find the hidden Hopi cave located somewhere in the Sedona Vortex. I find a dirt road and start hiking, exploring, wandering&#8230;.wandering&#8230;.wandering&#8230;.alone in the high desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"12525\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=12525\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?fit=4032%2C2268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1576333595&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00027027027027027&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7868\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=684%2C385&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?resize=336%2C189&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7868.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I listen to the silence<\/strong> as I aimlessly go, searching the sagebrush hills, but to no avail. The Hopi cave remains a mystery to me. No matter though, as the daylight has rejuvenated my soul, filling me with a warmth I&#8217;ve not had for quite awhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"12526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=12526\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?fit=3088%2C2316&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3088,2316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1576360963&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025641025641026&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1099\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=684%2C513&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_1099.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After a full day<\/strong> on horse and deer trails, I make my way to the sleepy town of Clarkdale in the Verde Valley. My accommodations for the evening is a yurt somewhere down by the river. The directions let me know that it is just past a shanty hoarder town. Rumbling along the dusty road, I see the hoarders. No reason to be fearful, it&#8217;s just their lifestyle. An old man gives me a nod as I pass by. The yurt is just a few yards beyond in the Cottonwood trees. I settle in as the sunset paints the sky in brilliant orange and fire pink hues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"12527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=12527\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?fit=4032%2C2268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1576344359&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6453\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=684%2C385&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=336%2C189&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_6453.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A water jug for drinking<\/strong>, a lantern to read by as night closes in. 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