THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK I like how clear the

I like how clear the lakes are on calm days up at this elevation as the reflections are cast onto Mills Lake which adds even more beauty to a beautiful and majestic scene

Blue vervain grow abundantly throughout Wildflower Park with picturesque clouds overhead and oak trees off in the distance

One of the two hawthorn trees stands picturesque in a winter wonderland scene against Wildflower Lake on this beautiful late afternoon day at Wildflower Park

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sow thistle and behind the cup plants in the distance

THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK I like how clear theIt was a cool August summer morning when I arrived at the trailhead to Bierstadt Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. I started up the steep trail at 5: 15 am to catch the sunrise at the lake and the Continental Divide. It would take me just under an hour to reach the lake. There are numerous switchbacks leading up the mountain through some stands of aspen trees. After about 20 minutes, I no longer needed my headlamp to guide my way up the mountain.