MORNING SPLENDOR AT BIERSTADT LAKE Size:40x60 METAL PRINT Decided to head out and

Decided to head out and photograph the recent snow storm we had of 4-5 inches

A couple of beautiful young saguaro cacti are surrounded by other cactus like the prickly pear and palo verde tree at Saguaro National Park

Smooth hedge nettle

I was fortunate enough I was heading to this place while it was snowing

MORNING SPLENDOR AT BIERSTADT LAKE Size:40x60 METAL PRINT Decided to head out andIt 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.