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tower again and after a few minutes heard a couple of voices. Two women emerged from the trees and celebrated reaching the top before sunrise. I said “Hi,” and we all eagerly awaited the cresting of the sun over Whiteface and Esther mountains - me moving around to keep warm and take pictures, they snuggled cozily under a blanket.

The sunrise was incredible, as expected. The leaves weren’t quite at peak fall foliage yet, but they were red, yellow, and orange. There was a layer of clouds filling all the valleys around St. Regis while the sky above had few, if any, clouds.

As the sun’s rays grew brighter and the air warmed up, the women said goodbye and began their descent, while I stayed at the top to watch the sun go up more and more. After about three wonderful hours on the summit, I packed up and made my way back down the mountain, satisfied with some great pictures and a new experience in an old favorite place.

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