Halpc,
Yes. Same trip. We were on the river for close to a week. It was desert camping. It was difficult to build any fires for lack of fuel. We had frost every night. I would go in March or November maybe. Warmer with more daylight. Some stretches of the river have riprap put in place by the Army Corp of Engineers. It is awkward to get off the river in those stretches. The lower part down toward Yuma was all natural.
I mentioned before the wild donkeys, coyotes, owls, otters and other critters which were a little surprising. Some interesting military aircraft. It is some lonely country out there. Sometimes we could not see even one light from our camp spots.
I would consider Black Canyon, but it takes organization to get permission to launch below Boulder Dam. There is a road some miles downstream which would be a good put in. The take out could be around Lake Havasu. That is the part I would paddle next if we returned to the desert.
Yes. Same trip. We were on the river for close to a week. It was desert camping. It was difficult to build any fires for lack of fuel. We had frost every night. I would go in March or November maybe. Warmer with more daylight. Some stretches of the river have riprap put in place by the Army Corp of Engineers. It is awkward to get off the river in those stretches. The lower part down toward Yuma was all natural.
I mentioned before the wild donkeys, coyotes, owls, otters and other critters which were a little surprising. Some interesting military aircraft. It is some lonely country out there. Sometimes we could not see even one light from our camp spots.
I would consider Black Canyon, but it takes organization to get permission to launch below Boulder Dam. There is a road some miles downstream which would be a good put in. The take out could be around Lake Havasu. That is the part I would paddle next if we returned to the desert.
