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18 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Rocky Mountain National Park

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I recently got back from visiting my friend Jes out in Denver, Colorado for my very first RMNP trip!

I have been to Colorado numerous times for ski vacations, but had never been to Rocky Mountain National Park! I loved the mountains, lakes, waterfalls, hiking trails, basically everything in the park.

It ended up being a very close runner-up to my favorite park: Yosemite National Park.

I absolutely LOVED the gorgeous scenery, so I wanted to share some of my favorite photos of Rocky Mountain National Park in hopes that they will inspire you to add this park to your travel bucket list!

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Photos to Inspire You to Visit Rocky Mountain National Park

creek flowing through grass and trees
Hands down, one of my FAVORITE photos from my trip. This picture truly represents Rocky Mountain National Park: rock, lush greenery, creeks, beautiful trees. This picture was taken along the trail headed to Dream Lake.
mountain range with green tall trees in front
Along the Emerald Lake trail just after sunrise.
looking over a large rock onto the mountains in the distance
Along the trail coming back down from Emerald Lake.
reflection of trees and mountain onto a still lake
Believe it or not, I took this picture of Bear Lake with my iPhone!

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lake surrounded by mountains and trees
Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most visited and most photographed places in the park. It did not disappoint! This photo does not do it justice!

Read more about my hike to Nymph, Dream, and Emerald Lake in this post.

reflection of trees and mountains onto a lake
Sunrise at Bear Lake. These sunrise photos ended up being some of my favorite photos from the entire trip.
mirror reflection of trees and rocky mountains onto Bear Lake
Another sunrise at Bear Lake. Arriving for sunrise was definitely worth getting up early!
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rocks and green grass
The view looking back towards the trail from Sky Pond.
river flowing through mountains and green trees
I could NOT pass up the opportunity to capture this amazing view while hiking to Sky Pond!
hiking trail through green trees
This photo was taken coming back down from Emerald Lake.
lake in front of rock mountains, some snow still on mountains
Sky Pond. 
jagged rocky top of a mountain
THIS is Sky Pond. At almost 11,000 feet in elevation, this beautiful, clear water & amazing view is totally worth the moderately strenuous hike!

Read more about my hike to Sky Pond in this blog post.

water from a creek flowing over rocks and grass
There are many, many creeks & waterfalls in Rocky Mountain National Park. I spent a LOT of time practicing with different camera settings. This was one of my favorites.
creek flowing over pebbles through a meadow
This picture of the Colorado River was taken along the Holzwarth Historic Site trail. In this particular photo, I was trying to practice photo composition & including things in the foreground of my pictures.
Waterfall in Rocky Mountain National Park
One of the many waterfalls in Rocky Mountain National Park. Again, I was trialing different shutter speeds & apertures on my camera.
mountain range
A beautiful, expansive view from Gore Range Overlook on Trail Ridge Road (Highway 34).
mountain range, lots of green trees
pink sunrise over a curvy road in Rocky Mountain National Park
Sunrise in Rocky Mountain National Park at the Glacier Gorge Trailhead parking lot.

I hope these photos inspired you to visit Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park!

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Want more RMNP? Check out these posts:

Hiking to Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park

Hiking to the Beautiful Emerald Lake

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