{"id":3027,"date":"2015-01-21T15:26:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T23:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2018-11-11T22:36:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T06:36:17","slug":"weekend-1440-project-sunset-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/weekend-1440-project-sunset-stories","title":{"rendered":"Weekend 1440 Project – Sunset Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all love golden hour, but sunsets can\u2019t be beat.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s something special about ending the day with a front row seat to the sun\u2019s daily retirement. Like many of our favorite memories, sunsets we remember are often full of story. The people, the place, the laughs, the food. All these come together to make a memorable evening outside and this weekend project was designed to celebrate that.<\/p>\n

Focused on more than beautiful\u00a0images, we asked our Instagram community <\/a>to share what made their sunset experience so\u00a0special.\u00a0From Instameets in Yosemite to thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, we loved the variety of these “Sunset Stories”.<\/p>\n

We rounded up some of our favorites from Instagram for you below. Take a look and, as always, remember to use #REI1440Project on all your outdoor photos. We might just feature you next time!<\/p>\n

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A few people have told me I should check out an #instameet sometime because it can be a good place to network with like minded individuals. When I saw that there happened to be one going down in Yosemite a couple of days ago I decided that, regardless of the instameet, a day in Yosemite with my friend who had never been before was going to be a win. So on Saturday, I dragged myself out of bed at 3:30 and headed out on the 5 and a half hour drive to get to El Capitan Meadow. It was a pretty incredible day to say the least made even more awesome by the fact that #tommycaldwell and #kevinjorgeson are currently living on the #dawnwall of #elcapitan attempting to be the first to free climb it. As we were heading out of the park just after sunset I caught a glimpse of the headlamps on the wall and decided to stop and try to capture it as best as I could. The light up higher is from the portaledges where the climbers get their R&R and the lower light I'm assuming is someone from the camera crew descending. That place has a draw on you, even when there isn't a historic climb happening, and it's especially hard to leave after only spending one day but I am incredibly glad I decided to go. I have many more images I want to share but I figured the last shot of the day was as good a starting point as any. #YNPinstameet<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by Ryan Cleary (@luminosityimaging) on