I used to get up in the dark, walk half-way around the mountain in the dark, and meet a friend just as the sun came up, and continue the circuit. It was silly, and potentially dangerous, (rsks of falling), and in the winter freezing cold, but I met and greeted the same people each morning, and by the time I got home I was ready for the day. There were days when I would have piked out, but knowing a friend was waiting made me get out of bed. Love walking.