Earlier this week, we headed to La Junta in south-eastern Colorado. We visited the John Martin Reservoir State Park. This location is popular with many birders for a variety for bird species. This reservoir is several miles long when water levels are high. However with the hot dry summer this year, the water level was very low.
That day, the sky was clear of any clouds. It was a hot day with no wind. The water was absolutely still like a mirror. We parked close to the boat ramp and walked down to the water’s edge. As we made our way down, it felt like we were immersed in sea of blue. I headed back to the truck to get a camera and long lens to capture all this the blue, that was a reflection of the sky at midday.
Heading back down the boat ramp, Angela was hidden by the concrete ramp. As I got closer to the water’s edge, her figure standing on the pier, just rose above the ramp, surrounded by blue.
Angela On Pier, John Martin Reservoir.
To one side of the boat ramp, the only color to contrast against the blue, was a red traffic cone, that had fallen on its side.
Red Cone, Lost In A Sea Of Blue.
Looking across towards the dam wall, the sluice gates were reflected in the still water.
Wandering along the foreshore, I found some rocks that appeared to have risen out of the sea of blue.
Rocks And Reflections, Along Foreshore.
Close by there were some more rocks, with some brush that contrasted against the reflection of the blue skies.
Rocks And Brush, Along Foreshore.
In the distance, I could hear some Canada Geese that were swimming across the lake. I zoomed the lens to capture the geese against the reflections of the sluice gates of the dam wall.
Canada Geese And Dam Wall.
We explored the campground below the dam wall for the next hour. Here we found more bird life than in the dam and along the shoreline.