{"id":9767,"date":"2018-03-03T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=9767"},"modified":"2020-06-20T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T15:21:47","slug":"sprague-lake-rmnp-rockymountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/sprague-lake-rmnp-rockymountains\/","title":{"rendered":"SPRAGUE LAKE &#8211; RMNP &#8211; #rockymountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><b>Sprague Lake<\/b> is a scenic lake in <a title=\"Rocky Mountain National Park\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rocky_Mountain_National_Park\">Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)<\/a>, located on the south side of Glacier Creek, about two miles south of the Hollowell turnoff. \u00a0The .9 mile walk around the lake features boardwalks and bridges with views of Flattop Mountain and Hallet Peak. \u00a0The area is named after Abner Sprague, who started a homestead there in 1874. \u00a0The area became part of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sprague Lake is a special location in Colorado&#8217;s RMNP for my wife and I.\u00a0 We were married there November 18th 2013.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marrymeincolorado.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marry me in Colorado<\/a>\u00a0made the arrangements very easy.\u00a0 The setting could not have been more perfect.\u00a0 The weather was surprisingly nice for November.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"11-18-13-30\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"11-18-13-30\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10384\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/sprague-lake-rmnp-rockymountains\/11-18-13-30\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg?fit=1080%2C720\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"11-18-13-30\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10384 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/11-18-13-30.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following photos are from our visit in September of 2016.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainhikingtrails.com\/sprague-lake.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sprague Lake Loop<\/a>\u00a0is a lovely trail to hike around this picturesque location.\u00a0 The view of the mountains is truly breathtaking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" 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