![Sunrise, Quartz Lake, Colorado](https://storage.googleapis.com/wordpress_wpcontent/2019/08/4c77f903-spc6326_aurorahdr2019-edit-2124x1394.jpg)
Last year I did a solo backpacking trip to Quartz Lake in Colorado’s South San Juan Wilderness. While there, I was fortunate enough to take an outstanding night photo showing Mars and the Milky Way together in the sky at the same time. The next morning, when I woke up, I was greeted by the sunrise bathing the mountains in a warm, pleasant glow. Sort of…