Arizona's August Nights: Witness the Full Milky Way at These Dark Sky Parks

There I was, flat on my back in the middle of nowhere, convinced I was about to be abducted by aliens. Not because of any suspicious noises, but because the night sky in Arizona was so absurdly packed with stars it honestly felt like the universe was leaning in way too close. August had rolled around, bringing that glorious desert heat that finally breaks into cool, crisp nights, and I had dragged my unwilling city-slicker self out to a designated Dark Sky Park. I expected a few constellations;