ENJOYING THE MORNING VIEWS WINTER The boardwalk guides you through

The boardwalk guides you through french canyon and ends at the wildcat canyon overlook where an impressive falls can be seen

I was looking for some good wildflower composition to photograph with the sunrise and came upon this scene of queen anne's lace and eastern daisy fleabane

While walking to Wildflower Lake

took some shots of Bierstadt Lake and the mountains in the distance during this cool morning

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ENJOYING THE MORNING VIEWS WINTER The boardwalk guides you throughIt 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.