WILDFLOWERS FROM GLACIER GORGE GRAYHEAD MEXIAN HAT (RATIBIDA PINNATA) as the morning wind swiftly

as the morning wind swiftly moves across the surface of the lake leaving ripples behind in its wake

A recent snowfall covers this prairie landscape with box elder trees catching the snow on their branches that line the banks of Eakin Creek West at Wildflower Park

Spring tulips in the foreground starts the beginning of wildflower season at Wildflower Park

I started up the steep trail at 5:15 am to catch the sunrise at the lake and the Continental Divide

WILDFLOWERS FROM GLACIER GORGE GRAYHEAD MEXIAN HAT (RATIBIDA PINNATA) as the morning wind swiftlyFireweed and pearly pussytoes compliment this majestic and beautiful mountain scene that is made up of longs peak and pagoda mountain in the glacier gorge area of Rocky Mountain National Park. (416 584)