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Keywords:Uncompahgre, Wetterhorn, winter, dawn., Moon, sunrise
Wolf Moon setting behind Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn

Wolf Moon setting behind Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn

I’ve been planning this photo for years, but it’s never quite worked out due to snow, clouds, being out of town, or mainly the fact this opportunity only comes around about three days a year. It all finally came together yesterday morning though. There was a predicted 47% cloud cover and snow later on, in which Uncompahgre is usually obscured very early on, but I woke up, and saw stars through the window, and was out the door into a cold and very windy dawn. Once I arrived to the aptly named point, this was the view I was rewarded with. For the next 30 minutes, I watched the moon creep down towards the mountains as the sun rose behind me all the while trying (and failing) to not lose feeling in my hands. All was worth it, though, as I think I came away with a new favorite photo of the peaks, and I even saw a moose on the way home! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀