THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE GOD RAYS maple and hophornbeam trees of

maple and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest at wildcat canyon overlook were terrific and spectacular on this October morning

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

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THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE GOD RAYS maple and hophornbeam trees ofIt 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.