Sunset, Sunrise

I finally had the opportunity last week to do something I've been wanting to do almost since the beginning of the summer: Camp overnight in the Green Mountains, and catch the sunset from one side, and the sunrise from the other. I finally found a day that worked, and two friends willing to join in, and headed up to the Breadloaf Wilderness on a Monday (yes, Monday) evening. It was a long, not terribly steep hike to the top, hopping over some beautiful little mountain streams and going through pristine Vermont forest. The solitude was broken by the very boisterous puppy I happened to bring along with, and by the very large moose that crossed in front of the path less than 50 feet in front of us. Life is good.

We arrived at the top just in time to drop our stuff off at the small lodge on the ridge of the Green Mountains and head out to the west-facing ledge to watch the sunset. When we got out to the lookout, it soon became clear hurrying up the mountain was worth it. 
Very worth it.

There are worse places to sit and eat your dinner.

 Sunrise was almost as good as the sunset, and the best part was that we were right next to a little mountain pond that perfectly reflected all the colors of the sky. The only problem was that sunrise was still at 5:30AM... Nonetheless, the whole thing was a great success.
Well, there were some things that broke the reflection.









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