First Light, Rocky Mountains

It's a hard all-day hike over endless passes and switchbacks up to a hidden mountain lake that you've never seen.

Arriving long after nightfall, it's too dark to see anything but starlight flickering on the surface of the lake.

You quickly set up tents, get a campfire going, and wolf down scrumptious bacon, eggs, and biscuits.

Everyone sleeps like hibernating bears, but first light comes early, tempting you outside to get the first glimpse of where you are.

Quietly unzipping the door, stepping out into the cold alpine air, you look up to see something you'll never forget.