Sierra County Sunrise Landscape photography After two nights in the

After two nights in the area

all of the sudden the sky lit up

put all my backpacking gear in a safe place under a tree that would hopefully help keep it dry

constantly checking the roads and the weather

Sierra County Sunrise Landscape photography After two nights in theI 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