Sunrise Rain On Sun Point - Saint Mary Lake, Glacier National Park

For a very brief moment the rain dispersed intense light across much of the horizon. I loved the colorful shards of rock on this point and how their wet surfaces reflected the light.

 

Wind and sideways rain welcomed us as we emerged from the trees at Sun Point overlooking St. Mary Lake. I hadn't expected those conditions since it had been dry as we packed up in St. Mary for our second sunrise outing. I came to realize that the weather down in the valley had no bearing on what was going on farther up the Going To The Sun Road. The mountains have their own weather.

 

I managed to find a protected hollow at the base of a small evergreen tree which got me out of the wind and also kept most of the raindrops at bay. A location providing a better composition may have been found nearby, but it would have been directly in the wind and rain. Fortunately our lenses were pointing away from the direction of the wind so keeping them free of water droplets was a manageable effort.

 

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