Our friends in the Salton Sea area of California clued us in on the Superstitions and said it was a must see if in the area an hour east of Phoenix. We found the hiking, and especially the kayaking, were absolutely fabulous.
A picture of us with our friend from New Zealand, Charlie. He is spending the month of March in Arizona looking for the spring blooms in the desert. Charlie is a horticulturalist and is very interesting to walk with as he knows quite a bit about the local plants and is a fun guy all around to spend time with. May get to see him in the Adirondacks this summer as he has rented a place there.
A lunch spot with a view of the surrounding desert. Even the clouds in the desert are interesting to look at.
Up close and personal with these wonderfully scenic mountains.
A different hike in the Superstitions. Cacti galore!
This 150 year old (or so) saguaro is being guarded by a patch of prickly pear cactus.
More of a jeep track to start this hike out but check out the potential for street lights if you put one on top of each saguaro.
Not only were the saguaro cactus plentiful but the ocotillo and teddy bear cactus made quite a showing on this fine day.
After a few days of nice desert hiking we drove up to Canyon Lake to see how the paddling would be. You can tell by Laurie’s expression that she approves of our venue.
We could tell this would be a nice paddle but up ahead on the right was the entrance to what we would call a fjord. Very reminiscent of our float in the Grand Canyon last year.
Not sure how tall the cliffs were but they certainly dwarfed us as we paddled by.
There were all sorts of little caves to paddle into and explore.
Gotta love the cactus hanging on for dear life here.
More beautiful scenery with the obligatory saguaro dotting the hillside. Did I mention that it was 72 degrees on this fine early March day.
We know that we will return to this area as it intrigued us quite a bit. The weather, the people and most of all the scenery with its abundance of activities for anyone interested in being outdoors.