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| Hiking | 6.40 Miles |
421 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.40 Miles | 4 Hrs 1 Min | | 2.13 mph |
| 421 ft AEG | 1 Hour 1 Min Break | | | |
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| no partners | | First time down Fish Creek Hill since it reopened. High clearance was handy; medium clearance is highly recommended; sedan clearance might make it if you have good driving skills and don't care much about your car. Never needed to engage 4WD.
After the Fish Creek bridge, the road is pretty decent, though still rough for a sedan.
Arrived at the lake and met the paved section coming from Roosevelt. We thought about returning that way, but ran out of time.
The lake was not totally calm--a bit of a breeze was at our back on the way out, and we crossed our fingers that it would die down (or at least not get worse) for our return paddle.
We explored the various small coves on the south side of the lake, and I marked a handful of so-so camping spots.
We were surprised to find a larger spot with picnic table, where we stopped for lunch.
We continued on and crossed over to the north side of the lake, before exploring up the arm that extends into the Goat Mountain drainage. We got out and wandered up the drainage for a 1/4 mile or so. There is an impressive 30-arm saguaro up there, and a couple of other standout specimens. (I left my phone in my packraft, so RS did not record the up-drainage wander).
Returning to the kayaks, we headed back along the north shoreline, which passes some sheer cliffs, small caves, and a handful of fun cracks.
To our delight, the breeze did die down, and the water was almost completely still over our final section of the paddle.
Some nice fall color in the trees along the drainages and at Fish Creek.
Enjoyable day on the water. |
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