Yesterday, I took a day trip to Alamo Lake State Park, which is about 2 hours northwest of Phoenix. This is a man-made lake from the damming of the Bill Williams River, just below the confluence of the Big Sandy and Santa Maria Rivers.
This is a pretty small park with the outdoor activity limited to camping and water sports. There are no established hiking trails, so I was confined to the three park roads. After driving all three roads and stopping at various viewpoints, I then drove back and forth on Alamo Dam Road hoping to catch a glimpse of some wild burros, remnants of long-ago Arizona mining days. Judging from all the piles of poo on the roads, there must be a lot of them. Arriving at the park mid-day, animal activity was pretty low.
I have to admit, this is one of the lamer day trips I've ever taken, but at least I got out of town for the better part of the day.
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| Boaters, swimmers, and fishermen enjoying the lake |
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| Artillery Peak |
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| Dam metrics |
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| View of dam from the Bill Williams Overlook |
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| Desert blends into water |
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| View from Alamo Dam Rd. |
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| Cholla Rd. boat ramp |
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| Backwater |
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| The ass end of a wild burro |
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| Orchard in Wenden, AZ |
