An Ode To Early Mornings

and a list of questions without answers

I recently spent some time in Arizona. The only time you can go on an extended hike in the desert in the middle of summer is to rise with the sun, or, even better, to attempt to beat the sun by a few minutes so you can watch her wake up. And then you get to stand still and observe her emerge above the horizon, casting a soft glow over her surroundings i…