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Bonny Lake State Park

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
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....

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Cherry Creek State Park

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
I've lived in the Denver metropolitan area for nine years and had not set foot in Cherry Creek State Park until today.

The park, which is popular with water sports enthusiasts, hikers and bikers, sits right in the middle of the greater metro area, and I've drive by it tons of times, but it's always been a bit elusive for me.

Maybe it's because, when I've been in the mood for a hike, I've always gone up to Rocky Mountain National Park or down to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs...

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