We Need Color! Late March. We were coming out of a long, taxing winter. A late spring snow storm had turned the landscape white in central North Dakota. We wanted to escape west, our favorite direction! And we wanted color, a sunrise! An Early Start For A Stunning Sunrise Over Sentinel Butte Our goal was to drive west for a Stunning Sunrise Over Sentinel Butte in western North Dakota, to arrive early enough to see the sun rise behind it. The drive to our destination was more than three hours long. In order to beat the sun to Sentinel Butte, we left our home at 4:00 am. We wondered if awaking at 3:30 am would be worth the effort. We Raced the Sun and We Won! After a drive which was a bit out of the ordinary, darkness all the way, we finally saw a glimmer of light when we turned south, off of Old Highway 10 (The Old Red Trail) not Far East of Beach, North Dakota. We made it! We won the race! The sky began to warm from darkness to dark gold, to yellow! Sentinel Butte was a stunning model! We found […]