Change of Season

Early this week, the region was treated to an incredible sight. With the cold weather and precipitation, Mt. LeConte had gotten 10+ inches in snow. The picture in the paper was stunning, with a snow-topped mountain and looking off into the distance, a clear sky and rugged brown mountains. There's something awesome and magnificent about a winter landscape.

My walk from my apartment to the parking lot points me in the direction of a hill above the apartment complex, which has a row of trees. As I went out this morning, I was greeted by a staggering display of orange. The light of the sun rise to the right was being partially blocked by the clouds, and the sky was of a deep color. The radiant orange shone brilliantly out of that backdrop.

It's that changing of the season that produces such rugged and beautiful sights.