Morning's Herald (Explored!)

The alarm rings at 3:45am. Cursing under my breath, I hit the snooze button, wondering for the umpteenth time if it’s worth waking up this early on the weekend, when it’s still cold outside, and dark - pitch dark. A 40 minute drive gets me to a dusty pull out beside the lake, and a quick 10 minute scramble down a steep incline and over mis-shapen boulders brings me to the edge. The water is dead calm and there is barely enough light to make out color or form. Slowly it begins. First, a chill wind, gentle enough to not disturb the surface of the lake, yet firm enough to nudge the clouds across the sky. And then, the horizon to the east lights up, brushing blue-gold streaks above and around me, painting in a scene that will be as fleeting as it is beautiful. That’s when I remind myself. It is worth it. Always worth it.

 

A familiar location for landscape photographers. Bonsai Rock by Lake Tahoe has been on my to-do list for a long time now. Glad I got a chance to finally see it.

 

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