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An impressive frozen LaSalle Canyon Falls dressed in all white at least from the front where

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It was worth the hike and patience to capture this majestic landscape

PURPLE MOUNTAIN REFLECTIONS OTIS PEAK (687-3541)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.