Sunsets are too Easy

A few days ago I went wolf hunting. I walked into a field in the dark and laid down in the dirt on a sniper blanket and waited for first light. It's very cool how things slowly change from dark to various shades of grey before the sun actually rises above the horizon.

I scanned the tree line with my binoculars looking for the "grey ghost" as the light crept across the field. Once the sun was up, the air actually cooled off a bit - or so it seemed. When the sun appears crows and ravens leave their night-perches and fly to their feeding areas; squawking to announce the new day.

Steam slowly rose from the earth as the sun's rays began to warm the wet ground. Eventually a shroud of fog formed and crept across the pasture making it pointless to watch any longer.

Watching the sun rise in the wilderness is an experience that always exhilerates me. I try to do it at least once every week but even that is not often enough. Those who don't do sunrises are missing out on THE most magical time of day.

Lots of folks make a huge deal out of watching the sun go down. But sunsets are too easy. Try and get up before the sun on a regular basis. It is good for the soul.