A motorboat crosses Trinidad Lake as the sun sets on a warm summer evening at Trinidad Lake State Park just north of the New Mexico/Colorado border. (photos by Christian Murdock, The Gazette)
Crowds are few and far between at Trinidad lake and Lathrop state parks in Southern Colorado.
A motorboat crosses Trinidad Lake as the sun sets on a warm summer evening at Trinidad Lake State Park just north of the New Mexico/Colorado border. (photos by Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The Spanish Peaks, with Horseshoe Lake in the foreground, can be seen from the top of the William Henry Jackson Trail, a spur from Hogback Trail, in Lathrop State Park. Nineteenth-century photographer William Henry Jackson took his famous 1885 picture of the peaks from this spot. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Sunflowers frame the sun as it rises over Trinidad Lake State Park Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in sourthern Colorado. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Visitors enjoy the shade and the swimming area at Martin Lake in Lathrop State Park on a hot summer day. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Canada geese stand on the shores of Horseshoe Lake in Lathrop State Park. Lathrop was Colorado’s first state park, opening in 1962. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A kayaker explores Trinidad Lake Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, as day turns to night at Trinidad Lake State Park in southern Colorado. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Fishers Peak, which will be the Colorado’s 42nd state park, towers over Trinidad Lake State Park Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A hiker climbs down the William Henry Jackson Trail spur back to Hogback Trail Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, while exploring Lathrop State Park near Walsenburg, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)The rising sun casts a warm glow on the southshore campground Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at Trinidad Lake State Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Anglers fish Trinidad Lake Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, as the sun sets on a warm summer evening at Trinidad Lake State Park just north of the New Mexico/Colorado border. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Old coke ovens used to process coal stand next to Highway 12 Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, near Cokedale and Trinidad Lake State Park. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Fishers Peak, which will be the Colorado’s 42nd state park, towers over Trinidad Lake State Park Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A motorboat pulls a person in a tube as the sun sets over Trinidad Lake in this 2020 photo. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)Old coke ovens used to process coal stand next to Highway 12 Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, near Cokedale and Trinidad Lake State Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Old coke ovens used to process coal stand next to Highway 12 Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, near Cokedale and Trinidad Lake State Park. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
