I scheduled a meetup at the PWC Beach today to paddle to Sentinel Island. The one person who did sign up didn't show but I was pleasantly surprised to find Bruce waiting. Bruce probably has more experience paddling this area than anyone else so it's always nice to have his expertise. I had only been to Sentinel Island once before so Bruce was kind enough to show me where the best landing point was. After a quick break, the water was so smooth and calm we decided to paddle another mile or so across to Castle Cove on the Arizona side of the lake. As we were heading into the cove we spotted a beaver! I didn't even know we had beavers in this area. I tried to get some photos of him but they're quick, flighty critters and the best I could do was a distant shot of his tail disappearing around the bend. After another short break we headed back. Bruce decided to stay around Boulder Islands to do some fishing and I headed back to the PWC Beach. The temps were probably in the low 70's and I think the water is warm enough that I don't need the waterproof booties any more. In fact it was so nice out today I think I'll go back out tomorrow!
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| The elusive Bruce. (Sorry, I have no idea what his last name is.) |
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| Our view from the beach at Sentinel Island |
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| If you follow the wake to the right you can just see the beavers tail disappearing. |
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| Leaving Castle Cove for the trip back. |
Here's the Strava link that shows our route today.
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