Gorgeous- that's what happened when your back or front yard is closed to Mother Nature- one time I woke up so early just to shoot the sunrise then went back to bed after---:)fav!
Just breath taking!! The silhouettes of the hills/mountains, the sky on fire and the glow to it all is sooooooooo worth waking up at 5:30 AM!!! Instant FAV, same as it must have been for you!!!
Worth the effort to get up so early! The morning and evening light is just spectacular in your "neck of the woods." When I was in the San Juan Islands in May, I too found myself waking up to incredible sunrises at 5-5:30.