Salt River canoe or kayak

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jul 22 2003 11:10 am

Anyone interested in kayaking or canoeing the lower Salt? A group of people from work are making a run after work on Friday (7/25). We are going to put in at Water Users and pull out at Sheep Crossing. If you're interested we are meeting at Sheep Crossing at 4:30pm on Friday. This section of the river takes about 2 hours to run. Fire away if you have any questions.

azhiker96 · Post by **azhiker96** » Jul 22 2003 2:42 pm

Hi Daryl,
I'm interested. Do you guys have a trailer to take the boats to the put in point? How's the river flowing now?

Thanks,
George

Quinn · Post by **Quinn** » Jul 22 2003 3:25 pm

Where's "water users" though?

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jul 22 2003 4:11 pm

We usually just leave a few vehicles at the take out point and then run people back up to get the vehicles we left at the put in.

Water Users is just below the dam and down river a bit (maybe 1o minutes up the road from sheep crossing). If you look up salt river recreation, (the tubing place) they have a pretty good map.

Water flow has been about 500cfs. We've run it below 300cfs, so there is plenty of water.

azhiker96 · Post by **azhiker96** » Jul 24 2003 8:03 am

Daryl, I won't make it this time but thanks for posting it. I hope to make the next one.

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jul 24 2003 11:01 am

If anyone is going, PM me so I know to look for you.

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jul 29 2003 2:14 pm

We’ll be kayaking/canoeing the Salt River From Phon D Sutton to Granite Reef this Friday (8/1/03). We’ll be meeting at Granite Reef at 4:30pm. Anyone interested or any questions, post here or PM me.

This is a tame section of the river, good for first timers. There is one hairy spot at the beginning, you can either get your feet wet fast (if you’re brave!), or put your boat in after it.

Forget LA 76 · Post by **Forget LA 76** » Jul 29 2003 5:29 pm

Hey, I'm from TN, and have been looking for a good river to canoe. My canoe can't handle anything too intense, but if its a mild river, I'm in. Also, where is this Phon D Sutton drop-in in relation to Phoenix(North Phoenix?)

Daryl wrote:We’ll be kayaking/canoeing the Salt River From Phon D Sutton to Granite Reef this Friday (8/1/03). We’ll be meeting at Granite Reef at 4:30pm. Anyone interested or any questions, post here or PM me.

This is a tame section of the river, good for first timers. There is one hairy spot at the beginning, you can either get your feet wet fast (if you’re brave!), or put your boat in after it.

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jul 30 2003 6:03 am

It is a very mild river. We are meeting at Granite Reef, Phone D Sutton is right up the road from there. To get there, head east to Power Rd on your route of choice (probably the 202 to Higley then McDowell to Power). Head North on Power Road a couple of miles and it turns into the Bush Hwy. You will come down a big hill and turn to the right, at the bottom of the hill as you are turning right, Granite Reef will be on your left.

Daryl · Post by **Daryl** » Jul 31 2003 1:13 pm

No canoe/kayak trip this week. SRP shut the rivers down! They are running low on water.

Conserve water, shower with a friend!

Seriously, it's amazing how many morons in my neighborhood water their grass so heavily that the water rolls down the sidewalk into the street, and all the way down the street. DON'T BE THAT GUY!

AZ_Hiker · Post by **AZ_Hiker** » Jul 31 2003 1:34 pm

people have grass here? or is that what that 10 x 10 foot patch of green stuff people have in there front yard?

sherileeaz · Post by **sherileeaz** » Jul 31 2003 4:38 pm

Daryl wrote:No canoe/kayak trip this week. SRP shut the rivers down! They are running low on water.

Conserve water, shower with a friend!

Seriously, it's amazing how many morons in my neighborhood water their grass so heavily that the water rolls down the sidewalk into the street, and all the way down the street. DON'T BE THAT GUY!

Daryl,

I have that in my neighborhood too. The curbs look like little rivers!

I see the ads on tv for conserving 5% of your normal usage, but personally I think they should be more specific. If someone is using 150%, that's 145%, doesn't do any good.

Not only does it affect the water usage but the water pressure. My city issued a notice to conserve for both reasons. Hope people listen.

Sherileeaz

sherileeaz · Post by **sherileeaz** » Jul 31 2003 4:40 pm

AZ_Hiker wrote:people have grass here? or is that what that 10 x 10 foot patch of green stuff people have in there front yard?

That's their personal putting green! :roll:

Sherileeaz

Forget LA 76 · Post by **Forget LA 76** » Jul 31 2003 11:20 pm

I think we should dig an aqueduct from the Mississippi River to the Salt River so we could canoe...

hoppy47m · Post by **hoppy47m** » Aug 07 2003 10:29 pm

I think we should dig an aqueduct from the Mississippi River to the Salt River so we could canoe...

Naw...too much mud....we like our water color pea green

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sep 07 2003 12:48 am

Forget LA 76 wrote:Hey, I'm from TN, and have been looking for a good river to canoe.

Hey there... Ever canoed in the Ozarks? Jack Fork, I'm thinking of in specific. I grew up in Kentucky. PM me sometime, I bet we've been to some of the same places!

Salt River canoe or kayak

Salt River canoe or kayak

Err.. you mean the Verde?

OK

Don't be a water monger.

Re: OK