Contentment by design - Living

We got our first taste of winter today when we hiked up to Mills Lake. While it was relatively warm at lower elevations, it was an overcast day and once we had climbed up to the lake, which is just shy of 10,000 feet, it was pretty chilly. About half the lake is frozen already, and the winds were gusting down at us from the aptly named Keyboard of the Winds range. We bundled up in lots of layers in order to stay cozy as we enjoyed our lunch.

The lake is named after Enos Mills, the first naturalist to work in the area. He also worked tirelessly to lobby congress and politicians to create Rocky Mountain National Park, so is considered to be the Park's "father." He enjoyed a lot of time in the Park, including climbing Longs Peak 340 times!

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