Camping in Monument Valley puts you in the front row to enormous rock features, cliffs, and the famous pair of buttes with “thumb” outcrops known as The Mittens.

Here’s a frame from Dustin’s time-lapse video as he and his buddy set out to capture the stars over the central coast of California.

We can’t think of a better way to kick off the New Year than at a campspot like this, high above Lauchernalp.