4–6 hrs · up to 6 guests · from $195/person · Apr–Nov · Moderate
We start in the dark with headlamps and hot coffee, and put you on an east-facing viewpoint as the first light hits the Sierra crest — the exact phenomenon this company is named for. Watching alpenglow sweep down 14,000-foot granite is the single best free show in California; our job is getting you to the right seat.
After sunrise we walk — an unhurried high-desert or lakes-basin route matched to the group, with the geology and human history of the deepest valley in America narrated along the way. Back in town by lunch.