Sierra County Sunrise Landscape photography The early morning drive to

The early morning drive to the mountains in the dark

I snapped the shot

and I was too early

stretching farther than I would have thought possible

and of course the waterfall dripping down the river bank

Sierra County Sunrise Landscape photography The early morning drive toI had to wake up at 3am for this. I discovered this spot a few weeks before while doing the popular Sierra Buttes hike, and as soon as I saw this view, I started dreaming of what it could look like at sunrise. It is a two and a half hour drive from my house, and a two mile hike. To be there for the sunrise, I either had to stay the night up there or wake up at 3am. For the next couple of weeks, I was constantly checking the forecast. Once the cold