{"id":20497,"date":"2025-01-17T05:09:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20497"},"modified":"2025-03-18T06:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:58:44","slug":"alien-presence-in-joshua-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20497","title":{"rendered":"Alien presence in Joshua Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b2755a05b4bf94569a60cea869be6b0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>After so many years of going to Joshua Tree<\/strong> for a few days of relaxation and a reset of my mind, I had an alien encounter from the skies above.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"aligncenter wpcnt\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpa\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpa-about\">Advertisements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"u inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-bottom:15px;width:300px;height:250px;float:left;margin-right:5px;margin-top:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"atatags-1-6a2dc1f5bc6d5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif ( true === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? 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I quickly set up time lapse cameras and settle in on the porch and let time and the earth&#8217;s rotation doing their thing&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a008499c1cb576ca6a8781ba930949a9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">The turntable plays Bluegrass and Simon &amp; Garfunkel records as the afternoon slowly turns to evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" data-attachment-id=\"20510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20510\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?fit=2048%2C1463&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1463\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;371&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1729876279&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?fit=640%2C458&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=640%2C458&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?resize=600%2C429&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/HipstamaticPhoto-751594280.141735.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6494dfb47241f7129b0029778b6d2c7e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>My time lapse galaxy captures<\/strong> are some of my favorite piece of photography to date, but as I&#8217;m reviewing what was captured throughout the night, I see a bright ball of light slowly lift from the earth into the sky above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-acd3486b435c5ad72d48135718627fb7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Could it be a rocket or missile? Perhaps another planet moving across our horizon? 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