After our first night in Albuquerque, we headed north, and made another overnight stop at Lathrop State Park. It's located near the small town of Walsenburg, in southern Colorado.
As we approached the state park, we had a wonderful view of the snow covered Spanish Peaks. The Ute Indians named them Huajatolla (pronounced Wa-ha-toy-a), which means two breasts!
Before we even drove to our site, I had to get a picture of the fountain at the Visitor Center. Don waited patiently in the truck, as usual. After all these years, he has become used to my stopping to take pics of things that catch my eye.
We settled into our site in Loop B. I took pictures while Don filled up the fresh water tank. Sounds fair to me....
At this point, it was warm, with just a slight breeze. As the day progressed, that would change. We had a short window to explore before the temperature would drop and the wind would increase in velocity. We walked over to Huajatolla Cove, which is part of Martin Lake.
Nearing the water's edge, we heard splashing. As you can see, almost half the fishes' bodies were showing above the very shallow water. This would have been the time to go retrieve our fishing pole.....if we had one. We probably could have just skipped the pole and scooped them out with a net.
As we headed back, I turned around and noticed how the lake had changed, taking on a more ominous look to it. Behind it, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains looked like they were about to be enveloped by the darker, black thunder clouds. We did wind up with heavy rain and gusty wind later on in the evening, making us thankful that we were snug and cozy inside our tiny home.
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