20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Sunrise on the Maroon Bells

For my birthday this year we went backpacking with our 14 year old b/g twins for the first time. It was October and absolutely freezing, but we still decided it was worth it to get up before dawn, hike to the far side of Crater Lake, and snap this photo.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Aspen, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 13 Pro
Copyright: © Tristan Kladzyk