High Camp on the Moon (photo from Boing Boing Flickr Pool)

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"High Camp on the Moon," a photograph shared in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool by Ben Leshchinsky.

The bright center of the Milky Way comforted our climbing group before a midnight trek to the summit of Mt. Shasta, Northern California's massive volcano. The best thing about camping, especially high camps, is the spectacle that is the night sky, a natural sight that never fails to make you feel insignificant.