Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef Photoset • jacobemerick • 2022-05-07 • HikeArizona.COM

Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef, AZ

	2022-05-07
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Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef

Phoenix, AZ

Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef

Phoenix, AZ

Kayak	10.71 Miles	199 AEG

Kayak	10.71 Miles	2 Hrs 29 Mns	4.80 mph
	199 ft AEG

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Fun with packraft. Parked at Coon, loaded kayak in pack, and biked over to Pebble Beach. Earlier start meant less traffic than last week. When I locked up the bike my back tire fell off - eh, problem for future Jacob. Inflated kayak next to some annoyed-looking fishers and pushed off.

This middle section of river was interestingly different. The fast sections felt faster, but I also didn’t drag bottom once, even though I forgot the inflatable bottom and was sitting pretty low. Saw a lot more wildlife — sheep, deer, cardinals, fish, and four different bands of horses. More trash too, since it’s part of the tubing area. Another relaxing, enjoyable start to a weekend, and now the fam expects donuts.

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Bighorn Sheep Mule Deer Wild horse

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Mount McDowell (Red Mountain)

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