Mon Jan 31
It has been cloudy and a little cooler with a few sprinkles today. We first took a 4-mile hike around the neighborhoods in the vicinity of the park. We then took a drive up the Bush Highway. We first stopped at the Usery Mountain Regional Park and checked out a hike we plan to take in the future. We then visited Saguaro Lake on the Salt River. It is located in the Tonto National Forest and there are camping, picnicking and boating facilities. This reservoir is located in a scenic desert canyon. From there we continued up to highway 87 to return toward Phoenix. On the way back we stopped to tour the city of Fountain Hills where there is a large man-made lake with a geyser-like fountain in the center that goes off for 15 minutes every hour on the hour. It shoots from 300 to 500 feet high depending on if two or three pumps are activated. We could see it erupting high on the hill from miles away as we approached. When we got there we got to see it erupt just at sunset. In a small strip mall near the lake we saw a very interesting sculpture of a horse made of metal items, some of which had been chromed. Try to find the bedpan. After we were back to the park we took a long, relaxing soak and swam a few laps before calling it a night.
It has been cloudy and a little cooler with a few sprinkles today. We first took a 4-mile hike around the neighborhoods in the vicinity of the park. We then took a drive up the Bush Highway. We first stopped at the Usery Mountain Regional Park and checked out a hike we plan to take in the future. We then visited Saguaro Lake on the Salt River. It is located in the Tonto National Forest and there are camping, picnicking and boating facilities. This reservoir is located in a scenic desert canyon. From there we continued up to highway 87 to return toward Phoenix. On the way back we stopped to tour the city of Fountain Hills where there is a large man-made lake with a geyser-like fountain in the center that goes off for 15 minutes every hour on the hour. It shoots from 300 to 500 feet high depending on if two or three pumps are activated. We could see it erupting high on the hill from miles away as we approached. When we got there we got to see it erupt just at sunset. In a small strip mall near the lake we saw a very interesting sculpture of a horse made of metal items, some of which had been chromed. Try to find the bedpan. After we were back to the park we took a long, relaxing soak and swam a few laps before calling it a night.
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