Foggy Sods in Morning

We got up at 4:00 am on Sunday morning. Kara looked at me incredulously. "How did I get talked into getting up at this hour?" We ate some breakfast and headed out. At 5:15 am we arrived at the trailhead, ready to set out on our hike. As Kara reluctantly clicked on her headlamp she asked, "Why are we hiking out in the pitch dark of morning?" 5:45 am, we start hiking up the steep rocky part of the trail. It is still pitch dark down in the woods. 6:15 am, as we break out onto the ridge, a pinky-orange glow starts to silhoutte the trees on the horizon. 6:45 am, the sun breaks above the horizon in a simple and rapturous sunrise. 6:53 am, the elements of this panoramic were captured. 5:01 pm on Monday, the crop above is made from the panoramic pieces--the rapturous sunrise continues... .