Escalante Dawn: Tree Hovering over Escalante Wilderness

boulder mail trail trailhead at sunrise, death hollow, utah
Dead twisted tree at the trailhead for Boulder Mail Trail:  taken at dawn after a stormy night.
Dawn after a storm welcomed me to a new adventure.  I was about to hike down the Boulder Mail Trail (BMT) to Death Hollow but this awesome twisted tree and developing sunrise made me stop and enjoy a little pre-adventure beauty.  I set up my tripod several minutes before this shot and took a photo about every 2 or 3 minutes.  The clouds grew more colorful and purple.  Then the light touched the treetops around me and I took this exposure.  

This is the apotheosis of a beautiful dawn.  

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