Cadillac Mountain Sunrise Club

4:31AM June1, 2013

There are times when it is worth it to get up at 3:45 to join other sunrise enthusiasts on the top of a mountain.  This was one!
Between early October and early March Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park is the place to go to be the first to see the sun rise in the United States! True and undisputed!  But you'll have to do it before the snow falls and the road closes.
Then you can buy yourself a bumper sticker that reads, "Cadillac Mountain Sunrise Club!

You won't be alone.  Contemplators and camera buffs alike will line the ridge overlooking the ocean and islands.
Alone I might never have done this but I signed up for a four day workshop at Acadia led by John Slonina of Slonina Nature Photography.  Six of us dragged our tripods and cameras out of the van at 4:15am and hoped for brilliance.  We were not disappointed.
I am a workshop fan now!  What a great way to learn, meet people and have fun!