Experiencing the sunrise

I was astounded by the quality of the light during our early morning photo hike to Emerald Lake. We arrived at Bear Lake just as the first light was hitting the mountains. The air was completely still, allowing the lake to mirror the view of Longs Peak, Keyboard of the Winds and Pagoda in the distance.

Even the Globeflowers were turning their heads to the rising sun.

Emerald Lake is trying hard to loosen itself from the grip of winter.The ice is almost gone from the lake; the snow is almost gone from the trail, but the view up the valley shows that summer has yet to arrive.