A SCENE TO BEHOLD Size:8x12 GALLERY WRAP These rosinweed flowers were off

These rosinweed flowers were off in the distance some but

The South Fork Kishwaukee River slowly flows through this prairie landscape scene as it makes it way near Wildflower Lake

A small waterfall along wildcat creek canyon Starved Rock State Park

It prefers partial sun-shaded areas and moist terrain

A SCENE TO BEHOLD Size:8x12 GALLERY WRAP These rosinweed flowers were offIt 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.