ENJOYING THE MORNING AT THE LAKE Size:10x15 METAL PRINT A low lying mist hovers

A low lying mist hovers over Wildflower Park with golden flowers from the goldenrod plant in the foreground as the sunrise brings a colorful scene with it in Northern Illinois

A pair of canada geese take a rest from their migration north along the banks of the South Fork Kishwaukee River on this beautiful morning at Wildflower Park

I reached the trailhead before 5:00 am

After crossing the bridge

ENJOYING THE MORNING AT THE LAKE Size:10x15 METAL PRINT A low lying mist hoversIt 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.