The sun has been up for almost 15 minutes and the warming light is coloring the cedar forests below Rattlesnake Ledge and lighting the peaks of the Cascade mountains before me. 

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Most of Rattlesnake Lake is covered with ice this cold morning. The first rays of sunlight are bathing the flanks of Rattlesnake Mountain below me. 

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A river of fog appears to surround Mt. Si as the warm light of the sunrise bathes its flanks. 

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As I peer over the ledge I see the sunlight is creeping down across the cedar forest toward the lake as the sun climbs higher in the sky. 

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As I peer over the ledge I see the sunlight is creeping down across the cedar forest toward the lake as the sun climbs higher in the sky. 

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It is right before sunrise and there is enough light to see most of Rattlesnake Lake below me from the Ledge. The frosty shores and mostly icy lake is in interesting contrast to the ledge below my feet and the cedar covered hills around it. 

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KITZBUHEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 27: David Chodounsky of The USA  races down the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom on January 27, 2013 in Kitzbuhel, Austria, (Photo by Mitchell Gunn/ESPA) Image may be used for editorial use only.
KITZBUHEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 27: Travis Ganong of The USA  races down the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom on January 27, 2013 in Kitzbuhel, Austria, (Photo by Mitchell Gunn/ESPA) Image may be used for editorial use only.
KITZBUHEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 27: David Chodounsky of The USA races down the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom on January 27, 2013 in Kitzbuhel, Austria, (Photo by Mitchell Gunn/ESPA) Image may be used for editorial use only.
KITZBUHEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 27: David Chodounsky of The USA  races down the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom on January 27, 2013 in Kitzbuhel, Austria, (Photo by Mitchell Gunn/ESPA) Image may be used for editorial use only.
KITZBUHEL, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 27: David Chodounsky of The USA races down the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom on January 27, 2013 in Kitzbuhel, Austria, (Photo by Mitchell Gunn/ESPA) Image may be used for editorial use only.
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