As we left Katherine Landing heading for Lake Havasu we stopped to fill the RV with gas at Fort Mojave. The gas was $3.55 a gallon. We would be traveling a short distance through California and we knew we didn't want to buy gas there! As we crossed the border into California, the price of gas jumped to $5.19 a gallon, glad we didn't need any. Also, the route we traveled to Needles allowed us to bypass the agricultural station. I always forget that California doesn't want produce from other states in its borders and I had just purchased salad veggies.
We traveled east on I-40 to Lake Havasu exit and then headed south once again on US95. About 9 miles north of Lake Havasu City we saw RVs camped on a plateau. We thought it was Craggy Wash as the book we have said you would be able to see the RVs from the highway. We missed the entrance so we continued on to town, stopped at Wal-Mart just north of town, did some shopping and headed back to the area where we saw the campers. We pulled in and found a fairly level spot for us to spend the next 4 nights.
The next day we set out to find some geocaches and to check out the Visitor Information Center which just happened to be located at London Bridge. After gathering information about the area, we walked around the 'English Village' beneath the bridge. Most of the shops were closed as it was off-season.
When London Bridge was first moved to Lake Havasu City, there was no water running under the bridge. The town decided it wanted water under the bridge so Bridgewater Bay was dredged so water from Lake Havasu would flow under the bridge. Bob and I walked the 3.6 mile trail around the island that was formed when the bay was dredged.
There are miniature lighthouses all over the lake area. We found a geocache near this lighthouse.
We did a lot of geocaching while in the Lake Havasu area. If you've been watching our totals at the top right of this page, you know we went over 3000!
SARA Park, located south of Lake Havasu City has several hiking trails that take you from the desert to the lake. We chose to hike Crack in the Mountain Trail. It ties Dark Angel at Arches as most difficult! We also found several geocaches hidden along the trail. The trail follows a wash between two mountains. As you get to the 1 mile marker, the wash narrows between two mountains, until you find yourself in a very narrow area with several drops. The highest drop was 7 feet, but it was down slick rock and a knotted rope had been added to help hikers down the drop. Sorry, there is no picture because Bob had the camera going down and once at the bottom I know he was thinking, "How is Joyce going to get down this?" instead of taking photos. Well, I sat on my bottom, held the rope, and slid!
Once we got to the lake, it was a nice surprise. I spotted a picnic area with a vault toilet across the way.There wasn't a direct path to the area, but we finally found the trail, that was also a difficult trail as we had to climb up and around on a narrow path with drop-offs before descending to the lake and picnic area. The picnic area is in the upper right quadrant if you look closely. The trail comes down the mountain on the right.
After our move we decided to drive to Nellie E's, the desert bar just north of Parker. It is built at the site of an old copper mine. This is a facade that the owner built near the bar.
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