MAJESTIC BEAUTY AT GLACIER GORGE INSECTS I have come to notice

I have come to notice that the creek usually doesn't completely freeze over and that the creeks edges can form some pretty cool ice patterns

A downy woodpecker searches for food in the branches of an icy oak tree

through this part of the trail

I continued on along the trail at Wildflower Park where the early morning sun was still low to the horizon

I decided to photograph the sunrise and some of the wildflowers at Burnidge Forest Preserve this morning

MAJESTIC BEAUTY AT GLACIER GORGE INSECTS I have come to noticeA small waterfall graces its presence along glacier creek with the mornings first light illuminating Thatchtop Mountain along glacier gorge trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. (593 397)