March 21, 2021 Lake Mohave

Cal Nev Ari RV Park Cal Nev Ari, Nevada Day 2

I got that morning walk done despite 19mph winds with gusts…it wasn’t fun but it was done!

We were hoping to go on an overnight camping trip tonight.  The forecast though, was for strong winds all day and through the night.  That is not ideal tent camping weather.  Sometimes, you have to make a new plan.  67% of Nevada land is public.  The Nevada BLM site states: “Access to wide open spaces is in the fiber of Nevada history.  We had lots of options. 

We packed a lunch and headed out to explore the Lake Mohave area.  We started on a partially paved road.  We climbed to over 3,200 feet and then the pavement stopped and we were on a dirt road.  We descended again and the landscape became more interesting.

We entered the Lake Meade Recreation Area.  Lake Meade sits above Hoover Dam.  Lake Mohave is below it and above the Davis Dam.  This was our first glance of the brilliant navy-blue water.  We were still miles and miles from the lake.

We found our way down to the lakeside.  The wind was strong and there were whitecaps on the water.  The cold water was crystal clear and we could see the pebbles and shells on the bottom.  We hiked around and climbed up the hill to get a better view.

We walked along the burro trails.

The view from a higher vantage point.

We traveled down most of the little access roads to the water. 

There were some places that would have been very nice campsites…maybe another time!

This poor duck must have been paddling frantically under the water.  It was swimming against the current and the wind but making good progress!