The full moon in April is connected to the appearance of the moss pink which is a wild ground phlox, one of the first spring flowers. Other names associated with this full moon are the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon and the Fish Moon.

Awake this morning at five fifteen but I am too late to photograph the moon set. I am able to take a photo of the moon glow and afterwards, I go back to sleep for a while longer.

When I do arise and get moving, I drive to the f-mart for coffee and to complete my journal entry for yesterday. I also check to see which parks in northern California are open and it looks like Lava Beds is the only campsite available this time of the year. I then head out for the Lava Beds.

Arriving at the campground, I do all of my evening tasks, and after eating my meal, shut down every thing, wash my dishes and climb back into the jammer to get horizontal for the night. However, I can not sleep so I step outside to see if the moon has risen and find it behind a lot of haze and do not get many good photos.

I am camping at Lava Beds national monument and wait up until after nine-thirty for this pink moon. At first, it is covered in haze but after waiting for a time, I am able to make out the sea of many.

I had just watched the sunset, turned around to find the full moon has just risen.