LHC Paddle Boarding (Tuesday, August 16th, 2016)

Monday's are calm days in Lake Havasu City in the summer time. Everyone has gone back to work, and the lake is tranquil and serene.  So we all decided that it would be a great day to do some paddle boarding.  

We drove over to Steve's brother's house and picked up the paddle boards, and then headed to a quiet little state park called Cattail Cove, which is about half way down the lake on the Arizona side.  

As we were pulling into the park, there was a group of four desert big horn sheep standing in the shade of a tree so we stopped to take a closer look.  There was a large male and three females.

We told some of the other people in the park about them, so they wouldn't miss out, and then headed down to the lake.  We all took turns on the paddle boards, just enjoying the day.

Then it was time for some paddle board yoga.  Not as easy as you might think!

For lunch we brought some leftovers.  One of the things we love about being in the desert is that you can lay your lunch out about 30 minutes before you want to eat it and it will be piping hot when your ready.  And today didn't disappoint us!  Leftover fajitas! Yum!

Then is was Steve's and my turn on the paddle boards.

As we ended our day at Cattail Cove, we looked up from the parking lot and noticed the desert big horns laying in the shade of the rocks.  

 We ended our day at Shogun restaurant, which has a great happy hour.  32 ounce beers for $2.75 and 1/2 price appetizers.  We each had a beer and shared some spicy garlic edamame, which was really good.  Then we went into the hibachi grill to watch them cook up some yummy salmon and chicken for us.  This was a great way to end a perfect trip with two amazing people.

Our drive home through Moab. Utah would not have been complete without a visit to our favorite restaurant, Quesadilla Mobilla!  A discovery we made when visiting Moab with our oldest daughter and her husband last summer.

Cattail Cove State Park (Thursday, October 8th, 2015)

Today we took a break from the jet ski world championships, to spend some time just hanging out.  We loaded some coolers, chairs and towels into the truck, and headed down to Cattail Cove State Park. It is accessible from highway 95 about 15 miles south of Lake Havasu City, or from the lake, which is how we have always gone to this area in the past.

They have nice camping spots ($28 per night) with lots of big trees for shade, and a day use area as well for picnicking and swimming that are free if you have an Arizona State Parks Pass. 

The day use area, with a swim beach and picnic tables

A great boat ramp, and not busy at all

The camp ground with big shade trees (a must in Arizona)

 We packed ourselves a great little lunch, which we enjoyed at one of the picnic tables.

Our little picnic with Lake Havasu and California behind me

After lunch we decided to check out the hiking trails, and see where they went. 

The first thing we saw on our hike was a Road Runner, they are really shy birds and tough to get pictures of

And then of course, he immediately ran and hid

The rest of our hike was great, and lead us up a steep trail, to a point overlooking the lake.

Looking back toward Cattail Cove as we climbed

A beautiful boat going by probably in excess of 100 mph.

Check out the hiking attire, swimsuits and flip flops were all we had...it was hot out!

Looking north toward Lake Havasu City.  You can see our trail and the park off to the right

Our view from the top, looking north

View from the top looking south, if you look closely you can see the southern California Aquaduct coming from the lake (See Parker Dam post from September 19th, 2015), which supplies water to all of southern California

It was a really nice relaxing day at the park.  We enjoyed talking to the other visitors and hanging out in the really warm water for several hours after our hike.  It was so refreshing, considering that the temps are still in the low 100's!