Days 52, 53 Sunday,
Monday March 20, 21 Lake
Pleasant Regional Park Phoenix, AZ
We walked around Cave Creek
park a bit in the morning, tidied up, then headed over to Lake Pleasant, with a
campsite Jim had found high on the hill, with a view of the lake in one
direction and a view of mountains and the outskirts of Phoenix in the other,
with a flock of white-crowned sparrows near the campsite!
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| Our campsite at Lake Pleasant |
We
drove to Sun City West to visit Linda’s friends Nancy and Wally Yee, who have
an elegant home there. Nancy provided
snacks, and then we went out to dinner at Pei Wei, had great food. We had not eaten out for a couple of weeks,
and although I like to cook, it was fun not to worry about planning, cooking,
and cleaning!
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| Cactus at Sun City West |
Monday we kayaked at Lake
Pleasant, launching as far north as we could, and paddled up the northwest arm
of the lake. Clear water, a blue, sunny
sky arching like a bowl over our heads.
As we paddled up into the waterway, we saw and heard some of the 900
burros the ranger had told us were in this park. We also saw and heard a dog barking at the
burros and chasing them, heard their alarmed braying. Unleashed dogs are not allowed in this park. We saw a guy camping up there, and we later
reported this to a ranger.
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| Peaceful water |
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| Upper end of the lake, plenty of water! |
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| Curious donkeys in the woods |
In the afternoon we drove down
to Happy Trails in Surprise, where Linda’s friends Rosalie and Al Swanson have
a wonderful cottage right on a pond (nice to see those Canadian Geese that are
always around at home) and the golf course.
We visited for a while, got to see the Great Horned Owls that are
nesting in a tree right next to them, then all went to visit Jim’s neighbors
and friends, Cathy and Bob Shawley, at
their RV lot. After a bit of driving
around when our original restaurant choice was closed, we met for dinner at
Carabbas, which turned out to be a great Italian meal, many courses, delicious
food! Even Calamari appetizers and rich
chocolate gelato dessert!
Before leaving Lake Pleasant Monday morning we went for a walk around the campground loop. Another sunny day in Arizona!
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| Ocotillo blooms close up |
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| Ocotillo at the Nature Center |
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| Enjoying a walk with a lake view |
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