Camping, Kayaking & Fun in the Sun, Twin Lakes
Our next to the last camping trip took us to Twin Lakes and the White Star Campground on the lake shore. Twin Lakes is in Granite, Colorado, near Leadville. Beautiful country. I hate to admit it, but this is the first time in two years we were able to get out and kayak. You know what they say, life happens while you are making plans. We planned to go Kayaking, but my latest novel, A Demon’s Witch, kept me leashed to the computer, whether at home or camping.
We had a wonderful time at Twin Lakes. Even though it was the end of August, the weather was absolutely gorgeous for our camping and kayaking. The lakes were smooth as glass most the time and others just enough waves and white caps to make it interesting. Our parrot opted to remain in the trailer and watch out the window while our dog, Mystic, happily jumped into my husband’s kayak as I pushed off the shore in mine, for paddle around the lake.
After spending most the afternoon on the water, we decided to drive into Fairplay, where we found the most wonderful Mexican restaurant, Casa Blanca. With our tummies full, we returned to the campsite for a quiet evening relaxing in our camp chairs around a fairly tumultuous campfire. Yes, I piled on the wood until the flames danced and shot toward the sky, safely of course. We roasted, ok, well, kinda singed the marshmallows, but they melted the chocolate perfectly on the sm’ors. The stars twinkled brightly throughout the Milky Way far above our trailer. Something you don’t notice with the light pollution inside a city. You could pick out several of the constellations, I learned as a kid and hadn’t thought about for eons. 
The campground was full, but the camp hosts were great people and provided us with passes to park around the lakes’ shores where fees were required. Too soon, Sunday morning arrived we packed up the trailer and hit the road returning home, back to the rat race where the rats are definitely winning!
If you are looking for a quiet place to camp with majestic mountain views and lake access, Twin Lakes is the place.
Next week, I’ll tell you all about the Colorado Springs Balloon Festival.
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