{"id":14202,"date":"2021-01-22T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=14202"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:29:49","slug":"rocky-mountain-national-park-sprague-lake-colorado-rmnp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rocky-mountain-national-park-sprague-lake-colorado-rmnp\/","title":{"rendered":"ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK \u2013 SPRAGUE LAKE #COLORADO #RMNP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK \u2013 SPRAGUE LAKE<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>Sprague Lake\u00a0is a scenic lake in\u00a0Rocky Mountain National Park, located on the south side of Glacier Creek, about two miles south of the Hollowell turnoff. The half-mile walk around the lake is wheelchair accessible and features boardwalks and bridges with views of\u00a0Flattop Mountain\u00a0and Hallet Peak. The lake is popular for\u00a0Brook trout\u00a0fishing.<\/p>\n<p>The area is named after Abner Sprague, who started a homestead there in 1874.\u00a0 Later, he opened a lodge for dude ranching, hunting, and fishing. To improve the fishing, he dammed the far end of the lake. The area became part of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915 and continued to serve guests as the Sprague Hotel. In 1919, guests paid $6.00 per room with a private bath, and $1.00 for regular meals.\u00a0The hotel, which no longer exists, stood near the present-day parking lot.<br \/>\n~Wikipedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainhikingtrails.com\/sprague-lake.htm\">Sprague Lake Loop &#8211; rockymountainhikingtrails.com<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14204\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2020-09-09-RMNP-.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"2020-09-09 RMNP-\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2020-09-09 RMNP-\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14204\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rocky-mountain-national-park-sprague-lake-colorado-rmnp\/2020-09-09-rmnp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2020-09-09-RMNP-.jpg?fit=1080%2C289\" data-orig-size=\"1080,289\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;DAN \\u0026amp; CYN TRAUN&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1599669089&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;TRAUN-PHOTO.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2020-09-09 RMNP-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2020-09-09-RMNP-.jpg?fit=474%2C127\" class=\"wp-image-14204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2020-09-09-RMNP-.jpg?resize=474%2C127\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2020-09-09-RMNP-.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2020-09-09-RMNP-.jpg?resize=720%2C193 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2020-09-09-RMNP-.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama of Sprague Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14219\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14219\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/rocky-mountain-national-park-sprague-lake-colorado-rmnp\/colorado-fires-august-15-2020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" class=\"wp-image-14219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020.jpg?resize=140%2C140\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020.jpg?resize=320%2C320 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colorado-Fires-August-15-2020.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=140%2C140 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2020 CO Wildfire Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our recent visit in September 2020 was not typically.\u00a0 Wildfires were burning in several areas across Colorado; including in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).\u00a0 We were in Denver a few days prior waiting on the snow storm to roll in an hopefully dampen the fire some.\u00a0 I think it helped, but no near enough.\u00a0 We were not entirely sure we would be able to enter the park as result.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My wife and I really enjoy our visits to Colorado.\u00a0 We are fond of\u00a0RMNP and the <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/sprague-lake-rmnp-rockymountains\/\">Sprag<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/sprague-lake-rmnp-rockymountains\/\">ue Lake area.<\/a>\u00a0 Since being married here in\u00a02013, we make every effort to return\u00a0whenever in the area.\u00a0 This last trip wasn&#8217;t all that different than the November day in 2013 when we both said &#8220;I do.&#8221;\u00a0 There was more snow this time and the<\/p>\n<p>lake wasn&#8217;t frozen over.\u00a0 The trail around the lake is very easy to navigate and the views are beautiful; 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