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A Colorful Sunrise Over Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge<\/p><\/div>\n

There is something about waking up in the wilderness that I find extremely satisfying, relaxing and peaceful. I can certainly understand Steve McQueen’s quote because there are times I feel the same way.<\/p>\n

In the city I wake up to the sounds of the neighbors barking dog, the rumble of trash trucks, distant sirens and the sounds of cars on asphalt roads.<\/p>\n

When I am in the wilderness I wake to coyotes singing, cranes trumpeting and the breeze rustling through the grasses or the trees.\u00a0 I awaken to beautiful skies as dawn slowly creeps over the horizon.<\/p>\n

The wilderness wakens more than my body, it awakens my mind, my spirit and my creativity.<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia

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When I am in the wilderness I wake to coyotes singing, cranes trumpeting and the breeze rustling through the grasses or the trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1513,223,12,608],"tags":[4101,1030,344,3685,4190],"class_list":["post-23073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beaverhead-county-montana","category-centennial-valley","category-montana","category-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-clouds","tag-dawn","tag-scenery","tag-steve-mcqueen","tag-sunrise"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-sunrise-mia-mcpherson-quote-0416.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-609","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28304,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/09\/17\/crepuscular-rays-and-watercolor-skies-at-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":23073,"position":0},"title":"Crepuscular Rays and Watercolor Skies at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"My focus is usually birds and animals but as many of you know I also can't resist taking images of the beautiful views I see such as these two views of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge last week.","rel":"","context":"In "Beaverhead County"","block_context":{"text":"Beaverhead County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/montana\/beaverhead-county-montana\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sunset and Watercolor Skies at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-sunset-mia-mcpherson-8187.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-sunset-mia-mcpherson-8187.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-sunset-mia-mcpherson-8187.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-sunset-mia-mcpherson-8187.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34743,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/01\/08\/sunset-at-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":23073,"position":1},"title":"Sunset at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This image shows a sunset at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge from September 9, 2015 but every sunrise and sunset on our national lands is a treasure.","rel":"","context":"In "Beaverhead County"","block_context":{"text":"Beaverhead County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/montana\/beaverhead-county-montana\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sunset at Red Rock Lakes NWR, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/red-rock-lakes-sun-set-mia-mcpherson-8216.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/red-rock-lakes-sun-set-mia-mcpherson-8216.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/red-rock-lakes-sun-set-mia-mcpherson-8216.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/red-rock-lakes-sun-set-mia-mcpherson-8216.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5192,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/06\/16\/the-morning-mist-at-red-rock-lakes-nwr\/","url_meta":{"origin":23073,"position":2},"title":"The Morning Mist at Red Rock Lakes NWR","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't have much time to post today but I wanted to share a few photos taken this week of the mists at the Lower Lake of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. 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