Steamboat Lake, Colorado Destination For Travel Tuesday
I hope your New Year is off to a fantastic start. This week Travel Tuesday takes a peek at Steamboat Lake, Colorado.
Kayaks parked for the night a campfire started for dinner and s’mores.
Lake surface smooth as glass.
I can’t wait for warmer weather and camping/RVing. We have to make our reservations six months in advance to get spots in Colorado’s State Parks. So guess what I’ve been doing? LOL We spend most of our weekends from spring to fall traveling around in search of a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city. This year I thought it’d be nice to share the places that we’ve enjoyed.
Steamboat Lake is one of the true jewels of Colorado. Steamboat Lake State Park has something special for everyone. Whatever your preference, well-deserved relaxation and recreation awaits you. We love kayaking on the lake. Especially along the no wake areas. Early morning and at dusk, you can find an amazing amount of wildlife lakeside in the deep grass or on the shore.. Blue Herons, ducks, a variety of fish, and river otters just to name a few.
Hahn’s, Peak frames the breathtaking scenery of Steamboat Lake State Park offering family fishing, camping, picnicking, trail and boat recreational opportunities. A full-service marina and swim beach provide amenities for active water play.
Several campgrounds inside the state park provide a relaxing area, and great views around the lake offering a spectacular opportunity to immerse yourself in the clean, crisp air and true Rocky Mountain living.
Winter comes alive with snowmobiling, ice fishing, and peaceful cross-country skiing or snow-shoeing in a valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Ten camper cabins down by the marina welcome adventurers for a cozy night.
Full Moon Reflection over the lake
Serenity
Dawn Mist
Flora at lake’s Edge
Kayaking with the pup.
Great Blue Heron
I hope you’ve enjoyed this first installment of my Travel Tuesday Blog and will return week after week to see where we’ll be next. I’d love to know what you think. Please share in the comments.
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Posted in My Say What Blog, Travel Tuesday and tagged camping, Colorado, Full Moon, Relaxing, RVIng, Steamboat Lake, Travel by Tena Stetler with 7 comments.
Celebrate Friday the 13th, a Full Moon & Fantastic 99¢ Sale!
Friday, September 13th will be extra spooky this week in the Pacific, Central and Mountain time zones . The date associated with bad luck and haunted houses coincides with the full harvest moon creating a perfect storm for the superstitious! I’m not one of those, I long ago embraced Friday the 13th, and all things thirteen probably because it wasn’t done in my household. My mom was the queen of superstitious. She avoided ladders, tossed salt over her shoulder when she spilled some, never broke a mirror to my recollection, and would walk or drive blocks out of her way to avoid allowing a black cat to cross her path. Until that fateful day I brought home the cutest solid black kitten with the bluest eyes. Named him Panther after my high school mascot. He blessed us with his presence for twenty-two years. I miss that cat! LOL
Did you know that the full moon is called a harvest moon this time of year because the full moon is so bright the farmers can finish harvesting their crops by moonlight. Yep, so says the Farmer’s Almanac.
FYI – For you statistic types, The last time a full moon rose on Friday the 13th was October 13, 2000. The next time the spooky Friday the 13th falls under a full moon will be August 2049.
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Sneak peek between the pages of AN ANGEL’S UNINTENTIONAL ENTANGLEMENT:
Screams of terror accompanied by mournful howls pierced the crisp night air as Caden Silverwind settled into his chair in front of the crackling campfire. Shadows from the flames danced across the dark tree trunks, curling and twisting in mesmerizing shapes. Caden had heard it all before, but tonight the usual ceremonial chants ended with menacing growls then sudden eerie silence, rather than the quiet winding down of previous nights.
Maybe he should investigate the unearthly sounds that echoed against the canyon walls, but he just couldn’t. The last battle with dark demons had nearly destroyed his body and shattered his soul. Once shimmering marble-gray wings, now hung charcoal black with his muscles barely able to bring them forth from his back to brush the air without severe pain and fatigue.
Against the advice of his superiors, he chose an indefinite sabbatical in the Colorado Rockies. Their rugged strength and majestic beauty allowed him the serenity to pick up the pieces, face his own fears, and contemplate the future, if there was one.
Enjoy your Friday the Thirteenth under the full harvest moon. Won’t happen again until 2049!
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Posted in Authors' Secrets Blog and tagged ANgel, Friday the 13th, Full Moon, Harvest Moon 99 cent sale, Shapeshifters, Tena Stetler by Tena Stetler with 2 comments.
