One more day to kayak and the conditions are superb. Unlike our maiden voyage, the water was like glass, with temps hovering around the 70º mark. We had hoped to kayak the Salt River, but a quick check determined what we had suspected; the flow slows to a trickle in many spots and the thought of having to portage our boat over dry sections seemed to take the fun out of it for us. So on to Saguaro Lake we go.
Saguaro Lake is a large lake formed by the Stewart Mountain Dam just minutes from Mesa and was a favorite water-skiing lake for me several years ago. It was great to be out during the week, with little boating traffic and such great weather.
Other than the nearly perfect conditions we found ourselves in, the excitement of the day was watching a bald eagle on the hunt. This was a little stressful for me to watch as it was the playful coots that he was after! I know, survival of the fittest and all, but given how much entertainment we had gotten from watching their antics, I could bearly stand to watch (not literally stand you know, as I was still in the kayak). I found myself cheering for the coots while my husband admitted he was hoping for the eagle to score. Thankfully, we were not around to see this “bald-headed” beauty snatch his lunch, but were able to get a couple of good photos of him.
It is time to say goodbye to the Phoenix area and head south to explore Tucson. We had some great adventures while here but my greatest joy was in reconnecting with my brother Richard. I am grateful for the short time we had together and hope for more while we are in Tucson. Here’s to experiences for each of us that will make our spirits soar!
If you liked this blog post, why not subscribe to my blog via feed reader or e-mail?
Paint Your Landscape 
Man, you have given us so many more places to discover this time around in Phoenix now I’ll have to see what you find for us in Tucson. Happy trails!
It is the least we can do given all we have learned from the two of you.
Glad for you to reconnect with your brother. Be safe while you are having all that fun!
I was so happy to track him down and hope to see him this weekend. Hope all is well with you.
what great pictures of the eagle! you were really close!
so the ‘ever aggressive’ terry, the man of the family, rooted for the eagle while the sweet nurturing woman rooted for the coots. i love it
–david
That little point and shoot we have works pretty good. Imagine what we could have gotten if we had had your camera equipment. You hit the nail on the head, Terry “ever aggressive” and me “sweet and nurturing”!
Great shots of the eagle! I will have to hide this blog form my husband – he dreams of taking off in the RV. I keep trying to get to wait until we are debt free…heck, we may end up living in Peru.
It sounds like you two may have a little of the wanderlust that we do. We have a huge bucket list, much longer than our budget will allow, I am sure. Take care.