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| Kayak | 11.62 Miles |
138 AEG |
| | Kayak | 11.62 Miles | 3 Hrs 6 Mns | | 3.77 mph |
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| no partners | | Although I don't choose this trip with any expectation of securing solitude, it used to be that you could generally avoid crowds by: (a) going later in the day and/or (b) floating below the Salt River pull out (i.e., the last 6 miles). But with the ubiquity of SUPs and with people figuring out that a sunset paddle is generally preferable to a mass float in the heat of the day, I now expect to always be within sight of others; have a constant sound of other people's music playing; and smell marijuana throughout the trip. Today checked all those boxes.
Started a bit late for a sunset finish. Ended up paddling the last 1/2 mile essentially in the dark. Still, the sunset was pretty good. Amazed at the amount of bugs that appear right after sunset. Thankfully, none were the biting variety, but we paddled through a veritable cloud of mini-mothlike bugs for about 20 minutes at twilight.
Despite all of the "ugh" factors, it was still a nice paddle.
Flow was pretty good, but still several spots where we skimmed the rocks on the packrafts.
Granite Reef recreation area is closed currently and undergoing a total overhaul. Looks like they are going to install a formal launch/exit ramp. |
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