We wanted to do a little hiking yesterday, so we drove over to Mancos State Park, about 20 miles south east of us. This park is very small but a quiet getaway for those craving the solitude. In 1948 the Corp of Engineers built the Jackson Gulch Dam to assist those farmers and ranchers in the Mancos Valley with water conservation. Not sure how deep the lake is but the dam is 180 feet tall.
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| Water quite high |
Drove around the lake to the end of the dirt road, past primitive campsites of which a couple were in use, and parked the car. Changed into hiking gear and off we went. If we hiked all around the lake back to the car, it would have been a 5 mile hike. However, we only did about 2 miles of hiking. The altitude is continually kicking our butts.
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| Some of the trail was right against the water |
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| This little bridge spanned the Mancos Creek |
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| Fishing people tucked into little jetties of land |
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| Mr and Mrs and baby Geeses |
Pretty lake, some gorgeous homes tucked up onto the hillside surrounding the lake. Saw Canadian geese with their babies, 2 elusive deer grazing just out of our camera lens, a boater out in the lake - bet it was chilly - the air temperature was about 68. But the sun was blazing away on the water. With the snow melt, the lake's level was up and some trees were under water. Lupine was in full bloom everywhere we looked.
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| Very pretty purple lupine |
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| Saw a boater out fishing |
We felt that if we wanted to see stars at night - this would be the place. Lovely park.
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