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| Lower Salt River - Waterusers to PhonD, AZ | |
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Lower Salt River - Waterusers to PhonD, AZ
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| Kayak | 9.05 Miles |
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| | Kayak | 9.05 Miles | 2 Hrs 45 Mns | | 3.29 mph |
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| no partners | | Decided to finish off my full weekend by bracketing it with a sunrise paddle. Safe to say that after this string of adventures, I needed to take it easy for a few days  Seems like the summer flows have settled around 1170 cfs, as that's where things averaged for this trip. Early morning starts don't seem to be particularly favorable as there were fewer than a handful of cars at both the take out and put in points when we were getting set up.
The paddle itself was uneventful and relaxing with sightings of a new type of heron - a black-crowned night heron (in addition to the great blue and green heron that I often see), a barn owl (have sighted once previously, but was unable to snap photos), and a whole squadron of javelina (the youngsters were the cutest).
Adding some excitement, we came across a woman on the eastern bank ahead of the mud cliffs - as we approached, she shouted that she needed help. Some quick maneuvering allowed me to beach near where she was - turns out she had been out all night, reportedly abandoned by her "friends" the previous day. After providing her with water and snacks, while we were devising a plan to get her to one of the nearer access points where she might be able to get her phone charged so she could call her daughter, a Sheriff's Deputy pulled up at the Mud Cliffs beach and called out if we were with someone that needed help. Others who had passed her by earlier called 911 to report her location. We ferried her over, and she opted to go with the deputy.
We finished off the rest of our trip down-river without any further excitement. Was glad to have been able to lend a hand, and also glad for the tranquility for the rest of the trip. |
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| Happier when hiking....I may not move fast (and I'm often distracted by wildflowers), but I'll get there eventually |
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Seems like the summer flows have settled around 1170 cfs, as that's where things averaged for this trip. Early morning starts don't seem to be particularly favorable as there were fewer than a handful of cars at both the take out and put in points when we were getting set up.