September 18, 2010 - I drove to Rocky Mountain National Park early in
hopes of beating the rush of Denverites heading to the mountains. This is a prime weekend for finding great fall colors. I luckily
found a parking spot at the Glacier Gorge trailhead. Quickly I prepared everything and started my trek to find
Black Lake - deep (about 5 miles)into the Rockies from the trailhead. I had been told about Black Lake by
Lori Salisbury a few years ago. She found it to be a very inspirational
place.
I had reached the low point of the valley and was now climbing toward Mills Lake. The almost vertical cliffs made a
cool backdrop to the golden aspens. Of note here is that I was simply looking up from the trail. There were trees like
this all around me.
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