A salute to Paul from Iron Mountain.
'Burnt orange' as sun reflects off the mist. Sometimes the colors are amazing; at other times, they are also amazing. Although I awoke at 4am this morning to catch the sunrise on Iron Mountain, I thought how fortunate I am to be able to do it and undertake many other things, too. In the ordinary course, one might inquire why a person assumes a seemingly onerous task at that hour of the morning when the day is long and offers many opportunities. In fact, Sean pointed out that it's the second longest day (daylight) of the year. After all, a sunset strolling along the beach is magnificent, too. Physically, it appears that the strength is still present but for how long, who knows? Mentally, which may be a bit more challenging, the desire is also still burning strongly. I chose not to use the word 'brightly' for fear of competing with the incredible sunrise that we witnessed at about 5:30 from the peak. Sean and I moved up quickly after commencing at 4...