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Picnic under the Pink Moon, AZ
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| | Kayak | 1.91 Miles | 2 Hrs 2 Mns | | 1.76 mph |
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| no partners | | First full moon paddle of the season out on Canyon Lake. Timing was near perfect, with the moonrise in the eastern sky conveniently occurring just as the sun set to the west. Was slightly worried that the water would be rough with winds forecast to be constant at 13mph and fairly high gusts, but things were relatively calm when we arrived.
A decent number of folk could be heard out on the water, but there weren't many others out where we launched from. As per usual, we headed out from Acacia towards first water cove. Water levels were the highest I've seen them at Canyon lake, with hardly any beach at the put in. Additionally, we were able to paddle a bit further than usual in the cove with the higher water. After hanging about enjoying our dinner on the water, we paddled back out to the main body of the lake to catch the moon as it rose in the distance. After gathering our requisite photos, we headed back in and called it a night.
Caught some traffic on the way back out - there may have been a wreck along the curves of 88 - there were a bunch of motorcyclists stopped along the side of the road and a flat bed tow-truck stopped right in the flow of traffic (there was no significant turn out where they were all stopped). Hopefully no major injuries were sustained.
It was a nice night to be out on the water. Was joined by some friendly ducks and several coots - I think they were hoping for handouts, but we didn't share any of our snacks. |
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