Sunrise at Sprague Lake
by Lynn Sprowl
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Sunrise at Sprague Lake
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Lynn Sprowl
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Photograph - Photography
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Sunrise at Sprague Lake by Lynn Sprowl.
A pretty lake to visit. Sunrises are beautiful and the view of the Flattop and Hallet are breathtaking.
The lake is named after Abner Sprague, one of the original settlers in the Estes Park area. Sprague began building a homestead in Moraine Park in 1874. His ranch would eventually become a resort that was used for hunting, fishing, dude ranching, and even golfing. However, in 1910, seeking "to prevent my homesickness for Estes Park and the mountains from becoming chronic", Abner Sprague and his wife would build another guest lodge in the Glacier Basin area. This one was located in the current parking area for Sprague Lake.
Abner Sprague would go down in Rocky Mountain National Park history once more when he became the first visitor to pay an entrance fee in 1939.
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October 11th, 2019
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