But as I turned onto the Beatty Road I suspected there might be an image looking West as the rays of sunlight crept over Tucki Mountain.
Today's photos is from Cottonball Basin, Death Valley, California. It's a shot I took around sunset while visiting the valley recently.
It was time to turn my camera to the west, and there I saw the shadow of Mount Kinabalu cast upon the early morning haze.
Here's the third in my series of four sunset images from Laban Rata, Mount Kinabalu, taken during my trek up the mountain in August 1989.
Our suite on the 15th floor had great views to the west but there were some downsides to the hotel. It's just across the freeway from Miami International Airport so depending on the direction of the traffic you can be kept awake by aircraft noise. The other downside is that without a car you're captive - there's nothing within walking distance of the hotel.
I had walked back down through the park to re-take my shot of the Park Central Hotel. I then thought I'd walk back up the surf line to where my wife was lounging under a Boucher Brothers umbrella. That was not my best idea! Years ago when I worked in Libya and Oman, hiking through the sand was normal. Now, many years later my muscle-memory for this activity has long since faded and I found I had to head back up to the firmer sand away from the water to make decent progress.