Hot paddling Photoset • chumley • 2023-02-17 • HikeArizona.COM

Hot paddling, AZ

	2023-02-17
	33 by chumley

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Hot paddling, AZ

Kayak	32.96 Miles	300 AEG

Kayak	32.96 Miles	2 Days 5 Hrs 1 Min
	300 ft AEG

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I'd never been in this area and the opportunity to paddle here was one I wasn't gonna turn down.

I had never even seen a photo of the catwalk to the gauging station , and that was a fun side trip, despite the signed recommendations discouraging it. It was nice to see emerald cave on a weekday, and positively comical to see 60 floaters waiting in line for hours to get a photo there on our exit day. It's mind-boggling to me what people will do for a photo.

(if you disagree, ask those people waiting in line if they would be there if they didn't have a camera). To each their own I guess.

We got chased by homeland security at the dam. Apparently I'm considered a "hostile actor" and "appropriate action will be taken". Thankfully, I'm pretty good at paddling

I don't really do tourist attractions. Sauna cave was hot, stuffy and meh. Boyscout was insanely overcrowded. Like who enjoys this feces? The canyon and geology was nice though.

There are apparently 14 hot springs along this stretch and we found some of the others along the way and enjoyed the solitude. Go explore. You'll appreciate it. The three named ones are nice too, but only at 4am when they're not overrun with visitors. Can't complain when you're one of them though!

Apparently the mormon church does trips here with their kids. And boy scouts too. There was one beach with 60 (sixty!) canoes and their camp. Seriously WTF? Fun thing though, they weren't allowed to get in the hot springs if there were naked people in there. #winning

Favorite moment of the weekend: teenage boy asking dad-type person who had obviously given him instruction to not "look" audibly asking "what am I supposed to look at!?" to which the reply was "the wall! look at the wall!!!"

poor kid. They're boobs. Your life won't end if you catch a glimpse.

Straight up tarzan swing-ton of people at the beach though we camped there two nights and survived. Brought all the firewood we needed as of course there is nothing natural to burn there. Crowds and popularity not my thing, but managed to make an ok time of it. Might be a one and done for me though. Fun trip nonetheless.

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