Watson Lake on Canoe

Dave and Kathy bought new kayaks, so we packed up the campers and headed up to Prescott for the weekend. After getting setup at the campground at Lynx Lake, we headed just north of Prescott to Watson Lake. While the Armentrouts were unloading their kayaks, Marcia and I rented a canoe from the vendor at the boat ramp.

Since we moved to Arizona, we've been to this lake many times. You can see why we like it from the photos below. The granite boulders that make up the area surrounding the lake are amazing and it seems there are always white, puffy clouds in the sky. Due to rains recently, the water level was the highest we have ever seen it, which made good for exploring the lake by boat.



Photo out onto the lake before we launch.



Here is Marcia in the front of the canoe. About this time she was trying to figure out why it was so hard to keep it moving. Maybe Virgil should put the camera away and help. Even when I wasn't goofing around with the camera, we did have a difficult time paddling the boat around. You really have to work as a team to not be pulling against each other. There was a fairly swift wind on the lake and that caused for some tough waves to overcome. Dave and Kathy had a much easier time getting around since their kayaks don’t sit as low into the water.



Dave and Kathy waiting around for us to catch up.



After we got back, Marcia took a spin on one of the kayaks to see how she likes it. We almost lost her because she went out so far. The kayaks proved to be much easier to maneuver than the canoe.