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User / photography by Derek G / Day 25 of 40; #1 Morning at Cotton Lake
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Day 25
Part 1
Morning was still and silent. After photographing sunrise, I made myself breakfast. As I was eating, the click-clack of carbide tipped hiking poles and boots upon rocks broke the silence mingled with the sound of breathing. Looking up I saw a lone backpacker pass by my campsite from a distance, he rounded the lake and continued over the horizon. He never saw me and not a word was spoken. Then the silence returned. You never notice how quiet morning is in the mountains until an unnatural sound breaks the silence.
After packing up I took one last picture of Cotton Lake, one that surpassed the photos I got of the alpine glow. Then, I began hiking, I rounded the lake following the route the other backpacker took.
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  • Taken: Aug 31, 2016
  • Uploaded: Mar 15, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 4, 2021