Lake Pleasant

Another one of our favorite places in the Phoenix area is Lake Pleasant. We had spent over one year living there when we first relocated to this area from Washington. Actually, I lived in our old trailer while Josie held down the fort at the flower shop in Redmond. I was going through Real Estate School at that time and we also stayed there while our home was being built in Scottsdale. It had been almost 5 years since we were there and it brought back some memories:

We stopped in the office and spoke with the ladies behind the front desk about our time here long ago and about changes to the park.

The pool area looks pretty much the same as we remembered except it appeared to be even nicer:

One thing we noticed vs the last time we were here was that management is now enforcing the rules regarding neatness of the sites:

The most glaring difference is in the lake itself. The water level is much lower than we could ever remember and the ladies in the office indicated that the water level is close to 100 feet lower than normal. We don't know about 100 feet, but it was certainly lower in this shot of the Marina:

There were many islands visible that were never there before. The low level can really be seen in this photo of the dam:

We didn't drive around the lake to see the campground on the other side, but we are sure it is a shock from that side also. One thing that we decided though, was to give this serious consideration for spending a winter here very soon. The cost is much less than Happy Trails and the electric is included. Who knows.

We had a nice visit from Carole after we arrived home and she is making good progress toward emptying the shed on this property. The owners will be coming soon, so we are looking forward to seeing them around Thanksgiving...