Written Journal #1: Trinity River
For my first entry, I decided to seek out a spot near the Trinity River to observe the sunrise. I was inspired by the pictures of the beautiful sunrise sent to us yesterday by Dr. Williams. Honestly, it had been a while since I had been up this early, but I quickly remembered how refreshing it was to start the day off at dawn. For the first time in a while, I felt as though I was mentally prepared to get the most out of the day ahead. At first, I settled on a bench near the bike trail parallel to the river. However, I realized that due to the high tree line ahead, I wouldn’t be able to see much of a sunrise. Therefore, I ventured to the top level of a nearby parking garage to capture the event. Although the sunrise wasn’t as spectacular as the day before, I still enjoyed the moment. My favorite part of the experience was observing the warm colors reflecting off the clouds. The top picture below illustrates this phenomenon as you can see various shades of pink, orange, and red beaming a...