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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 | 9.07 Miles |
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| | Kayak | 9.07 Miles | 2 Hrs 27 Mns | | 3.70 mph |
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| no partners | | With the days getting shorter, sunrise paddles are becoming less painful from a sleep deprivation perspective. Started my long weekend early with a venture out, and the sunrise definitely did not disappoint with all the clouds in the sky. I wasn't sure if the colors were going to pop or not, as things were looking rather drab through twilight right up until the appointed moment of sunrise, when things lit up brilliantly, but quickly faded as the sun continued its relentless climb upwards.
The cloud cover was welcome and kept things cool for most of the paddle, but it also seemed to keep a lot of the wildlife elsewhere rather than on the river. Saw the usual horses, ducks, and heron (both the great blue and the black-capped night varieties) - though there seemed to be fewer out than usual. Chased a group of egret down river a few times before they decided to stay put. The highlight was the barn owl, which quickly tired of our attempts to get its photo before flying off to roost elsewhere. River flow rates look to be dropping as we head into the cooler months, with the releases hovering in the low 900cfs range.
Other people: a couple of larger groups encountered and passed, along with a few people along the shore. |
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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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