THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE GOD RAYS to photograph the bridge and

to photograph the bridge and Eakin Creek West in its purity

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

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THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE GOD RAYS to photograph the bridge 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.