Kayaking on Jackson Lake

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The day after rafting on the Snake River, we had the urge to get back on the water. Kayaking is always fun, especially on lakes with stunning views - like Jackson Lake. Since we were already at the northern end of the park in the morning for a trail run, we headed over to Colter Bay, had lunch, then rented some kayaks for a few hours. Our timing was perfect - 10 minutes after finishing the kayak tour, another rain storm rolled in.

This was Andrea's first time kayaking, and she loved it.

Colter Bay

The big peak out in the distance across the lake is Mt Moran

Storm rolling in

Kayaking in the Desert

 

Who says there is no water in the desert? Well, there really isn't much, but there are a few reservoirs east of Phoenix where the Salt and Verde rivers are dammed that create some really cool "lakes."

I love outdoor adventures, but considering how hard I am training right now, its really hard to fit anything in that involves additional stress on the legs. So when my Dad suggested taking their new kayaks out for a spin, I was excited. I did a 20 mile run Monday morning on the heels of Sunday's 15K race, so I was a bit tired and looking forward to a relaxing afternoon on the water.

We paddled around for a few hours and had a really great time. I have no interest in whitewater kayaking, but cruising around on lakes is more my style. Its a fairly good upper body workout as well.

Jeep locked and loaded

Ready for launch

Out on Canyon Lake

Awesome desert scenery

Gotta have peanut M&Ms to fuel the motor

We stopped here for some fishing...

And lunch - diet dew, gatorade, and chicken.

Relaxing on the water

Kicking back

My parents and I also went to a spring training (cactus league) baseball game on Saturday - Rangers vs. White Sox. I'm not really a big baseball guy, but it was really fun to just sit outside on a nice 80 degree day in March!

Camelback Ranch main field

Coolest restaurant ever - pictures of dogs everywhere!