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Full Moon, As Mythological Time

Full Moon Rising Over Forest
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While docked in a cove on Shasta Lake in a houseboat, we saw this full moon rise over the forest on an absolutely cloudless night.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 18.98" N, 122° 16' 17.77" W   •  (Photo taken 19:44:52 Thursday 3 September 2009)   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 9 October 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7534
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Moon Rose Over Oakland Under The Bridge
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A full moon rose over Oakland as seen looking underneath the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The moon was partly occluded by low clouds.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge internal link   •  Embarcadero, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo taken 19:44:52 Thursday 3 September 2009)   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 9 October 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #191035_0273CBCX
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From the pier, a full moon over the bridge
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The Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge and the walkway of pier 6 turned out both to have a fine view of the full moon that night.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge   •  Embarcadero, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 7 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 19:44:52 Thursday 3 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #194452_0851BCX
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A full moon beyond a bridge waiting to close
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The full moon as seen through the wires of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge   •  Embarcadero at Howard, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 7 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 19:27:48 Wednesday 3 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #194728_8585BCX
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A distant full moon awaited the rapture of night
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A distant and small full moon over the forest that surrounds the Amazon River in Peru.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Amazon River, Just south of Iquitos, Peru   •  (Photo posted Monday 7 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 18:54:50 Tuesday 7 April 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #185450_2679BCX
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Sunset lit trees and clouds under a full moon
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A full moon as seen over the forest lining the shore of the Amazon River in Peru.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Amazon River, Just south of Iquitos, Peru   •  (Photo posted Monday 7 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 18:34:32 Monday 6 April 2009)   •  © 2009 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #183432_5817TNT
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The bridge almost seemed in orbit around the moon
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A full moon that seemed to bend the bridge to conform to its shape.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge   •  Embarcadero, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 7 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:27:36 Wednesday 10 December 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #172736_7636BCX
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Full moon on a hazy night over the bridge
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A hazy full moon seen over the top of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.

Full Moon As Mythological Time   •  Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge   •  Embarcadero, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 7 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:26:24 Wednesday 10 December 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #172624_7635BCX
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