We discovered after our hike of Emerald Lake that our middle son had left his hiking pole on the trail. I was annoyed about having to leave it behind, so decided to get up early and trek back up to the lake and head out around the shore to see if I could locate it.

I never did find the pole, but I was rewarded instead with incredibly beautiful early morning conditions: still water with fog blowing over it, variable clouds and the sun breaking through.