THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS AT BIERSTADT LAKE OUTDOORS (677-2966)

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A pair of mallard ducks cruises the south fork kishwaukee river in Northern Illinois

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An early morning summer show of wildflowers that consists of blue vervain and common milkweed with tall grasses complimenting this beautiful scene at Wildflower Prairie

THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS AT BIERSTADT LAKE OUTDOORS (677-2966)It 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.