BIERSTADT LAKE AND THE MOUNTAINS Size:10x15 FINE ART PAPER Combining the recent snowfall and

Combining the recent snowfall and the sunshine predicted

Mallards take a moment to groom themselves so they can keep their feathers clean during this spring morning

A beautiful pair of sandhill cranes gracefully move across the prairie landscape in search of a meal during a sunny spring afternoon in Northern Illinois

rich and bright colors appears over the South Fork Kishwaukee River

BIERSTADT LAKE AND THE MOUNTAINS Size:10x15 FINE ART PAPER Combining the recent snowfall 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.