It was my second attempt this winter to capture a sunrise picture with Mt. Wilson dominating the image. The mountain is located north of Saskatchewan Crossing, east of Highway 93 North, with the ice on the Saskatchewan River in the foreground. Windy mornings are quite common there, I find, and this morning was no exception. I was ready for that and actually enjoyed the wind as it blew loose snow over the ice in front of me. But the first morning light never reached the mountain or the clouds above Mt. Wilson. However, when I looked west toward Mt. Outram, about 15 km away, there was a beautiful warm pinkish glow. The sun’s light had made a long journey through the atmosphere, where shorter wavelengths, like that of blue, get scattered, while colours with longer wavelengths, like red and pink, are allowed to reach my eyes. And Mt. Outram, with Mt. Forbes just to the back right, provided the winter landscape. Another winter morning was enjoyed.
