Short Road Trip to Lake Pleasant
Hope everyone had a good weekend!
I spent a good portion of my weekend working on my to do list, which was getting pretty long. I managed to get a good portion of it done, but I did not get everything done. I did some work on the blog, but you will not see many changes. I cleaned up some categories and added a few widgets to help the functionality.
By mid-day Sunday, I was itching to get out of the apartment. After sitting there all weekend, you feel the need to go do something every once in awhile. So I managed to get in a little road trip to…
Lake Pleasant, Arizona
I will start by showing you the picture I managed to take overlooking the lake:
View of Lake Pleasant
Lake Pleasant is about 20 miles northwest of Peoria on State Rt. 74. It is a pretty short drive to escape the city and get your feet wet. When I first arrived, I was surprised at the size of the lake, which is somewhere around 16 square miles. The water has a cool blue hint to it that reminds me of the ocean.
Things To Do
Lake Pleasant offers a lot of different things to do. Some of the things it offers include:
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Water Skiing
- Wind Surfing
The only thing I did from that list was go swimming but it was sure nice after standing outside in the 100 + degree temperature. There are a lot of places to park your vehicle and get in the water, but some of them are a little rocky. The only thing I was missing was some cold beer and an inflatable pool raft to lounge on. I will definitely remember these the next time I head out to the lake.
Great Place To Spend A Weekend
Overall, it is a nice place to escape the Phoenix heat and take in some different scenery. I plan to go back sometime in the near future, but this time a little better prepared. It would be a great spot to pitch a tent and spend a whole weekend. I would recommend it to anyone in the Phoenix area.
Tune in tomorrow for a few ways to save money to travel!
Published on August 4th, 2008. And don't forget to check out my book, Life After the Cubicle.
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Hey nice place to travel! It seems very relaxing
Gorgeous picture!!
Hi Justin: My first visit here. The photo looks like this is heaven on earth. You say the only thing missing was beer and a raft. Some companionship for the beer or the raft would have helped, No? (Just joking! ). Anyway, I like this blog. Thank you.
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@ Raj
Thanks so much for stopping by. Luckily, I had some companionship at the lake and it was an awesome time.
thanks for posting this. its a good POV
Pleasent is awesome, but you should chekc out the Sky Islands in Tuscon. They are really amazing.
My husband, my neighbor, his 10 year old son and myself got stranded in our boat in the middle of Lake Pleasant with our orange flag up, and noone stopped to help us! How rude of the people who boat out there! We will never take our boat there again…………….and I hope that noone else has to stay in that hot sun with no help!