If boating and fishing are your types of things, then Bonny Lake State Park in eastern Colorado is a perfect place for you. But for me, ever since a weird incident with bullheads up in Alexandria, Minnesota, I can't say that it much interests me anymore. I'll save that story though for another time.

In case you were wondering, Bonny Lake is a 1,900 surface acre reservoir that sits at a paltry 3,700 feet in elevation. The lake is formed by a dam, built in 1951, along the Republican River. It is lined with trees and offers great opportunities for camping as well as fishing and boating.

There are a couple of hiking trails in the park as well, but the focus is definitely elsewhere. And because of this, it held little interest for me. My friend and I made a quick stop to check out the lake and then took the road back out and over the dam to head north again.

I'm not sure what I was hoping for with this stop since this is a lake orientated state park on the far reaches of the eastern plains. I guess I was expecting something more along the lines of Clayton Lake or Scott Lake, both of which I quite enjoyed.. But I was sadly disappointed since this was no where near as interesting as either of those. It was quite the opposite since we weren't there to fish or camp.

The welcome wagon didn't exactly come out for us here either. The ranger at the gate was quite rude as we made our grand arrival with a chipper hello. As my friend pointed out though, it appears we may've interrupted her afternoon television programs, thus upsetting her, since he thought he saw her watching TV in an adjoining room in the visitor's center before her glaring welcome.

I suppose that if I were torn away from a dramatic moment in my soap I'd be rather grouchy though too.