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Scott Lake State Park

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
Just a short drive north of Garden City and the Arkansas River, the border with Mexico in the early 1800s, sits Scott Lake State Park in Kansas, which is a great spot for fishing, camping, hiking and the like.

Driving through the vast plains and farm fields of western Kansas it's difficult to believe such a place exists. It seems totally and completely and in every other way inconceivable that a 100 acre lake, created from a dam in the 1930s, could sit here amongst the wooded bluffs. It...

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Clayton Lake State Park

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
New Mexico's Clayton Lake State Park, just east of the Capulin Volcano, is well worth the visit south of state lines. But, I had very low expectations to start, thinking it'd just be a reservoir for boating and fishing. I must admit though, I was pleasantly surprised.

To start with, boating and fishing is offered at the 170 surface-acre lake. It's considered a popular spot for such activities in the northeast part of the state. And I can't say I blame anyone going there for such things. ...

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