Lake Havasu City, AZ

Arriving in Lake Havasu City

A couple weekends ago, I took a day trip over to Lake Havasu City on the AZ-CA border. They were having a hot air balloon festival, so I decided to check things out.


London Bridge - Yes, that London Bridge. The Brits were replacing the London Bridge and it was bought by an American. It was taken apart and shipped, stone by stone, and reassembled here in Lake Havasu City. After it was reassembled, a canal was dug from Lake Havasu to Thompson Bay to provide the water under the bridge. It's the 2nd most popular tourist attraction in Arizona, with the Grand Canyon being the 1st.

London Bridge dedication

The London Bridge from the pedestrian mall below

Spanning the canal

One of the many small marinas

View from the walking path

Cars crossing onto the peninsula

Downtown - Traffic was backed up across the bridge onto the peninsula, so I headed to the downtown business district. I took a leisurely walk to see what I could see. It was a nice little area that seemed to be fairly thriving.

Looking east on McCulloch Blvd.

Looking west on McCulloch Blvd. with Lake Havasu in the distance

Outside the indoor shooting range

Leisurely walk downtown

Old school

I love the simple architecture of The Red Onion

The Red Onion was hopping

Gearing up for the Hot Air Balloon Festival

Balloon Festival - With traffic backed up to get onto the peninsula, I decided to go to Rotary Park and see what I could of the hot air balloons from across Thompson Bay.

Rotary Park

Rising above Havasu

Looking across Thompson Bay from Rotary Park

Kayakers viewing the hot air balloons

Random Pics -

Bi-planes buzz Lake Havasu

Looking north from the south end of the lake

Looking south from the south end of the lake

Overlook along the Colorado River, south of Lake Havasu City

More overlook

Parker Dam, south of Lake Havasu