Just below Crater Lakes in the Roosevelt National Forest, we paused for a bit in the protection of the pines. The wind on the lakes was gusting upwards of 50 miles per hour with wind chills well below -10 F. Watching the blowing snow dance across the sun's rays was magic.
An early morning adventure on snowshoes reveals the morning light creeping into the valley below the trail to Crater Lakes near Moffat Tunnel, Roosevelt National Forest, Rollinsville, Colorado.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge