REFLECTIONS OF THE DIVIDE CARPENTERSVILLE DAM A single cup plant flower

A single cup plant flower is being illuminated by the early morning summer sun

A great blue heron methodically moves through a flooded south fork kishwaukee river looking for a meal in Northern Illinois

After snapping off a few images by the creek

I looked for some flowers that were in perfect condition to photograph

REFLECTIONS OF THE DIVIDE CARPENTERSVILLE DAM A single cup plant flowerIt 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.