Thursday, July 19, 2012

Colorado Day 3 7-16-12


Today is about our little gem of a park and campground. We slept in and had a lazy morning and big breakfast and enjoyed the cool weather and the wind whirring through the pine trees. The girls met a friend this morning who was a precocious little 9 year old girl who was adorable. We then took the kayaks out onto Jackson Lake which is right at our campground. It was a great time as it was only us and 1 other sail boat on the lake. We explored the beautiful lake which was totally different from Lake Powell. It is obviously a lot smaller but has the pine trees to the shoreline and it is just so green and lush beyond the lake. We stopped on the shore and had a picnic and Noah took a lot of time to fish from shore and the lake but didn't catch anything. While the boys were fishing the girls were admiring the Great Blue Herons on the lake and a momma duck with her 2 babies. We saw some ominous clouds coming in so decided to pack up. The rest of the afternoon we spent around the campground relaxing with some short strolls here and there. Tim and I later did a trail around the lake on our bikes which was just gorgeous! Tons of wildflowers, meadows, the lake and pine trees. Then it was dinner time and after that we headed back to the lake for Noah to try fishing from the shore. It is incredible to have this whole lake to ourselves! It is so peaceful and quiet and we just stayed on the shore for hours. The kids were fishing and I was laying on the dock listening to music…it was heavenly! We watched the sun go down and then headed back to camp. On our way back we saw a herd of 7 deer. It was a beautiful day here in the San Juan valley!
 Kayaking at Jackson Lake at Mancos State Park
 The girls on the dock
Noahs trying his best fishing!

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