Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef Photoset • jacobemerick • 2022-05-10 • HikeArizona.COM

Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef, AZ

	2022-05-10
	5 by jacobemerick

Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef

Phoenix, AZ

Salt River - Saguaro Lake to Granite Reef

Phoenix, AZ

Kayak	14.13 Miles	304 AEG

Kayak	14.13 Miles	3 Hrs 43 Mns	4.24 mph
	304 ft AEG

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Fun with packraft. Parked at Goldfield Rec, loaded kayak in pack, and biked to the Water Users site. Weekday morning meant a lot less traffic. After locking up bike took some trails upriver until I saw the dam, then put in right above some rapids. Made for an exciting, if chilly, start.

"Upper" section of river this time. The rapids felt more rapid-y, the flat sections were more flat. After the first remarkable section of cliffs the shoreline felt tedious, especially with the rattle of cars going over the speed bumps on the nearby road buzzing every minute or two. Think I like the Pebble Beach -> Phon D section the best. Wildlife was less today, only two bands of horses, one mule deer, and some buzzards hanging out at Pebble. Last hour felt pretty hot, and I should have dunked, but I had forgotten a towel or change of clothes in the jeep so I just cooked. Stopped by to make fun of my sister on the way home.

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