Yesterday I decided to try out the speed of my new kayak. I wanted to make a run from Willow Beach up to the hot springs at the Arizona Campground in Black Canyon. It's about 8 miles and I thought I could make it in 2 hrs or less. The dam and the river had other ideas. I left about 9am and the current was the worst I've run into down there. I paddled for about 2 hours straight with no breaks and only made it 5.6 miles. It was obvious making it to the hot springs was not doable within my time limit so I found a nice beach to take a lunch break then had a relaxing paddle back. Ran into a couple fisherman, 1 kayaker and 2 guys canoe camping. Other than that, I had the river to myself. The weather was beautiful with just a slight breeze and temperatures in the mid 60s. A few miles up from Willow Beach I though I saw a white boat coming down river. It turned out to be the biggest bird I've ever seen on the water. This bird was HUGE! After I got home I looked it up in my bird book and I believe it was a Tundra Swan. They are not really common here. I'm assuming it took a wrong turn somewhere and stopped on the river for a break. On the way back to Willow Beach it was hanging out in a cove with some other ducks and Coots. I'll have to get down there next week and try to get some better photos, if it's still in the area.
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| Big bird....I mean REALLY BIG bird! |
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| Inside the Emerald Cave |
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| These guys were hanging out on the road to Willow Beach, just off the main highway. |
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