THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE SAGUARO (666-2216)

(666-2216)

Over a 2 day period (November 25-26)

The Mogollon Rim is an escarpment that runs east and west through the middle of Arizona

with sunrays bursting from behind the evening clouds

THE GLORY OF BIERSTADT LAKE SAGUARO (666-2216)It 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.