The first of three state parks we’re visiting on this camping trip is Jackson Lake, which lies north of Fort Morgan, about 100 miles northeast of Denver. We will be camping with some of our old A-frame trailer friends at the Lakeview Campground.
We had a nice, lakeside site with an electrical hookup and a nearby water spigot, which we could use to fill our trailer’s 50-gallon freshwater tank.
Jackson Lake is a good place to observe birds. We found them in the trees…
…in the air…
…on the water…
…along the shore…
…and in the grass.
And then there was the whirlybird used by firefighters training for helicopter water drops. The chopper would fly across the lake and drop it’s sucker hose into the water, filling the tank under the helicopter body.
Then they would circle around and drop their load along the far shoreline…
…away from any motorboaters…
…and anglers on the water.
On our four-night stay, we were treated to some colorful sunsets…
…and starry nights.
Jackson Lake served as a good start to our trio of state parks camping trip.