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The seldom visited Castle Lake in the White Cloud Wilderness area, central Idaho. Alpine glow images are common and may even seem cliche to some but, I will never tire of watching it happen. Anxious anticipation is the norm for me. I drag my sleeping bag out of the tent, drape it over me, sit against a log, sip on a coffee and wait until it is close while listening to the silence. I wonder how many have noticed: in the right conditions, even on a cloudless morning, mountain peaks glow briefly in what I just call a pre-sunrise. Before the sun hits the horizon, the light reflects off particles in the sky. This muted glow might only last for about a minute before things get darker again. Then it starts over, getting lighter just before the warm glow we are so familiar with. I usually let the pre-dawn glow go by and just watch it happen. A nice show before I get moving.
