The idea is that you make an early start to get up to the mountain and enjoy the first rays of sunrise.
We put in our sleep hours and were up and ready to go. Odd again now is that we couldn't see anyone else rustling on the trail. Where did all these people go who passed us yesterday?
Finally as we were halfway up we started seeing the other torches from those who were obviously following a different route. That at least let us know we were all on the right mountain!
Got to the top and it was a zoo. Seems this being the full moon, the more avid photographers were up there a wee bit earlier to capture the passage from night into day. It was worth it to come up here especially since the clouds would roll in soon after.
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| Worth it? Yes |
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| Can't wait for breakfast |
After breakfast we made our way out to beat the rush. Not really possible since the other trail heads means you are always likely to run into someone. Made it to the highest point on the path which presented wonderful views of the mountainside. Only problem was the clouds had rolled in and there was lightning everywhere, not the best environment for the top of a mountain. So we kicked it into high gear to make it down below as quickly as our huffs and puffs would take us. No need nor desire to have that happen again.
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| Green and Blue |
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| Storm coming. Race begins downhill |
Made it downhill where it was now much warmer and the bright colors where everywhere. This was a long day and we were almost to the next planned stop when the hail started coming again. Thankfully it was brief and we made it to the inn for the evening...
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| Much clearer now |
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| A time for rest |
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