First Sunrise of 2012 in Denver Size:16"x20" Lassen National Park is located

Lassen National Park is located a few hours north of Sacramento

The main concert hall in Reykjavik is Harpa which was designed to resemble the landscape around Iceland

This is where I noticed the beach and water coming together and also leaving a reminder of the prior wave coming onto the beach during low tide

While in San Francisco I was walking towards the Ferry Terminal to catch a boat to Alameda when I noticed the 101 California building in the late afternoon light

First Sunrise of 2012 in Denver Size:16"x20" Lassen National Park is locatedThe start of a new year is usually marked by sleeping in late due to the celebration from the prior night heading into the early hours of January 1st. To start off 2012, I fought the urge to sleep in and woke up in time to capture the first sunrise over Denver. As I waited for the sun to rise it was obvious people were still heading home after a long night, however like myself they were treated to the clouds lighting this first morning of 2012.