A trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, Sep 16-17, 2011. Sunset from Trail Ridge, sunrise from above Lake Helene.

View of rock cut and Pikes PeaK from Trail Ridge.
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Another view of Rock Cut.
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An approaching storm makes for an interesting sunset above treeline.
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Sunset from Trail Ridge.
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A faint rainbow appears in the fog above Lake Helene.
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The rocky peaks glow in miraculous sunrise light.
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I told my hiking partner there was a one in a million chance of getting light at sunrise, as sleet snow and rain came down on us. There's always a chance, as this miraculous sunrise proves! Sep 17, 2011.
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What a weekend!
