Thanks guys! #1 is my fave as well. I only had 1/2 a day, so I tried more to experience the place than do more serious photography. The colours are something that struck me about the place, everything is so vivid and different from here.
It is indeed ice on the water, I remember lying on it to get the angle. Later it was more like waist deep snow. Luckily I had gloves and a hat, although leaving them at the hotel on this day wasn't so clever.
Few more:
Elk roaming the town of Estes Park

Imagine waking to this every day

Bear Lake was as far as the road was open. Here's where I learned that the hood on a Nikon 24-70 makes an awesome snow scoop.
