Fun story. We drove the 45 minutes from Socorro to the VLA as planned. After our tour we were informed that highway 60 east has been washed away by the floods "we just drove through." (The day prior it rained an inch per hour at the VLA and they got a year's worth of rain in a day).
The way back to the hotel wasn't available so we had to drive some 50 miles west, then 70 miles north, then east on I-40 to Albuquerque and then 60 miles south to Socorro. So we had a five hour scenic drive instead of an evening shoot at the VLA.
Not sure how many miles it was today, but I’m tired
(focus stack)
Canon EOS R5m2RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z lens200mmf/8.01/400s100 ISO-1.0 EV
Canon EOS R5m2RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z lens173mmf/8.01/400s100 ISO+0.3 EV
Spotted a grouse this morning and while I was shooting it I heard the distinct sound of a Bull Moose grunting. Grabbed a few shots before he bedded down.