Sometimes the beauty of Nature is almost unbelievable!

Sometimes the beauty of Nature is almost unbelievable.  I hiked for two hours up to this alpine lake at 11,430 feet, and when the sun came out, the malachite-green hue of the lake contrasted beautifully with the blue-and-white of the columbines.  With the Crags looming in the background, who could ask for more?

Photo: Columbine, Snow Lake, and Nokhu Crags; Never Summer Range, CO; July 13, 2013