I wanted to go take pictures, but I didn't know where to go. This was before I was excited about National Parks and hadn't made the goal to see them all. I was looking at Google maps for some inspiration of where to go. If I remember correctly, after browsing for a bit, I got the idea to go to a lake or reservoir. Also, I wasn't much of a hike then either, so I was looking for something I could drive to. That's when I found Bear lake, but I wasn't bright enough to realize it was inside RMNP. The funny thing about it is that my buddy Jesse and I were going to go into RMNP the very next day. I was clueless. 

I got up there in the late afternoon right as the light was getting good. I happened to have a National Parks pass so the extra cost to get in was overted, luck me. I drove up to Bear Lake and was also lucky enough to get a parking spot. This place in the summer is really popular. I walked around the lake then headed up to Nymph lake which was close by. 

I saw a rock outcropping above Nymph lake and made my way off the trail to it. There I spent a good amount of time falling in love with what was before me. I was genuinely unaware of how much I was falling in love with nature. 

Photography Date: 7-9-16
Writing Date: 2-19-18