Sunrise hikes are hard when you live about 2 hours from the mountains but, with the sunrise times getting later, this is the best season to set out for a sunrise hike. The 2:30 AM alarm clock, long drive and morning headlamp hustle up the mountain is always worth it. We spent the morning above tree-line watching the sunrise as we made coffee and some breakfast. Since we hiked up in the dark, we got to enjoy the foliage the whole hike down and also found some icy patches.