The Woods have Eyes

Returning to Denver, I had time for 1 evening and the next day at RMNP (my first trip there). Jim had given me a tip for a quick run up to Bear Lake and a view of Long's Peak. I got to the parking lot near midnight, slept a bit there, planning to hike up in the dark for a sunrise. But a big storm came in overnight and there were very heavy winds and rain, so I had to bag that idea. I drove down to Sprague Lake on the chance that something might happen. But it was still dark, windy and rainy, so I dozed in the parking lot until suddenly there was a burst of orange above me. So grabbed all my stuff and went to the lakeside for a real light show:

I didn't have time for a better comp, and the wind was still blowing the trees across the lake, but the colors were extraordinary: the entire scene immersed in red/orange.





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After that, I went back to the trailhead and hiked towards the lakes, and on the way found some crazy tree scenes:

The Woods have Eyes:














Bart

Hey Bart,

Wow!!! That sunrise was just insane! Good job capturing it in an unknown location.

I like all of those tree shots, they all are sure full of character.

Hey, these are some mighty cool pics!

Great stuff here Bart, that sunrise and those trees, good job.

Are you actually looking for sympathy for the light that you woke up to in the first shot? Not happening.....

I like the set you walked away with here and I am not going to pick out good ones since they all are. Nice use of your time with this side trip.

Really nice work, Bart!

Great job here, Bart. I sure can't find fault with your compositions of the sunrise images. The tree images are wonderful compositions. It is difficult to find good compositions with trees. Excellent work.