September 19 – October 10, 2026
A new beginning.
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Austin to Marfa, Tucson and the Salton Sea, north up the coast from Laguna Beach into Oregon, then east through Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado and back down over Raton Pass through Amarillo. Seventeen places, twenty-two days, 5,149 miles.
01Sat, September 19
West Texas
19:56sunset, then the Marfa lights viewing area
02Sun, September 20
West Texas to Arizona
07:22first light at Prada Marfa, then Tucson
03Mon, September 21
The Salton Sea
18:41sunset over the sea, the ruins in the water
04Tue, September 22
Bombay Beach to the city
06:06first light on the shore, then west
05Wed, September 23
Los Angeles to Laguna
17:45golden hour to an 18:47 sunset
06Thu, September 24
Upper Newport Bay
06:16first light
07Fri, September 25
Laguna Beach
17:45golden hour to an 18:44 sunset
08Sat, September 26
Marina Park, 7 AM
07:00cleanup starts, sunrise 06:43
09Sun, September 27
Central California
18:54sunset behind Morro Rock
10Mon, September 28
Highway One
11:00high sun on a south-facing cove
11Tue, September 29
Marin Headlands
06:38blue hour, sunrise 07:04
12Wed, September 30
Prairie Creek to the Oregon line
06:45first light, Prairie Creek
13Thu, October 1
Brooks, Oregon
indoorssix hours
14Fri, October 2
Columbia River Gorge
07:08sunrise, looking east up the gorge
15Sat, October 3
Snake River Canyon, Idaho
19:17golden hour into sunset
16Sun, October 4
Interstate 80, Utah
afternoonred rock on the interstate, no detour
17Mon, October 5
Southern Wyoming
16:00afternoon on the granite, Boulder by 18:15, sunset 18:35
18Tue, October 6
Boulder, Colorado
06:35first light, the only day the van does not move
19Wed, October 7
The New Mexico line
afternoonsouth over the pass, 7,834 feet
20Thu, October 8
Texas Panhandle
19:22sunset
21Fri, October 9
Texas Panhandle
07:22first light from the rim
22Sat, October 10
Hill Country
07:15first light at Clyde, 230 miles home
Twenty-two, one for each day, under three minutes each. They go up here as they are finished.