Hiking to the GRANITE CREEK DAM at WATSON LAKE | Granite Dells | Prescott, AZ
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Located near Prescott, Arizona is Watson Lake Park, a hidden wonderland of the Granite Dells, a picturesque lake, a historic old dam, & plentiful trails. This spectacular location is a must-see destination of Arizona's finest.
Arizona may be thought of as nothing but dry desert but located near Prescott is a manmade lake named Watson Lake. Situated in the Granite Dells, hiking trails weave through and over large granite boulders and a fascinating landscape that feels like a playground for those wanting a weekend day trip from the Phoenix valley.
Creating the lake is the Granite Creek dam which was completed in 1915. The lake was created with the intent of bringing irrigation to the surrounding valleys where crops and orchards resided. Unfortunately, the canals and flumes built to transfer the water did not work out, however, the lake still stands today.
Popular activities in Watson Lake Park include hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. Swimming is not allowed. Camping is available during the summer months.
VIDEO FILMED: 04/03/2022
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00:00 Intro, Preview & Info
01:10 North Shore Trail
10:18 Watston Lake & Flume Trails
17:41 Granite Creek Dam
20:15 The Return & Hike Stats
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
Looks amazing. Reminds me a little bit of Hetch Hetchy. Always crazy how much trust we are still putting in 100+ year old dams!
Completely see the similarities despite the lack of trees that Hetch Hetchy has. I'm sure the engineers know best about the dams but agree... So much work for such an old thing.
So very atmospheric and scenic, loving the combined audio and visuals as well as narration. Fabulous upload.
Thank you! Many thanks for taking the time to watch. We really appreciate it! 😊
Those rocks are so beautiful!
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What a cool hike with so many different features and whoa! That old dam is huge!!!
Yeah, if it were to fail... WHOOSH! 😳 Cool place though!
Loved the terrain in this one! And thankfully, no apocalypse in sight, crushed velvet or otherwise.
One of my faves! 😉
Welcome to my backyard! My wife and I go there all the time and it never gets old! You really need to drop a kayak into the water at some point, it's an amazing place to paddle around in the crystal clear water and among the beautiful dells.
I can only imagine how spectacular the views are from the lake. We'd just need a kayak and vehicle to get it there. 😂
Fantastic hike it seems like a great place for golden hour photography 👍
It really would be! With as many trails as there are around the lake and the area, it would make for some fantastic photography!
26 years of living and hiking around Arizona, this is one of my favorite places! We kayaked and camped but I didn’t see the dam. It is freaky to think how old it is. I hope it lasts another 100 years! 😊❤️ One of the places where you stood I recognize a huge rock with a larger rock balanced on top. I did a painting of that spot. Complete with ducks begging for yum yums. 😉❤️ Well done sir!
Haha! I love that... complete with ducks! I know just the place you're talking about. Camping there must be amazing I would imagine!
@@CactusAtlas It was really amazing. We had a different RV at that time. Now we have a different RV which we have been living in for the past four years. Lol. That’s right, We have been camping for four years! 😂👍
That was some gorgeous landscape there, Glenn.
As far as the white dots...I hear of so many people who get lost on trail, sometimes with fatal results. Those dots could save lives.
It's surreal, isn't it? Arizona has so much variety. As for the dots... It does make it easier for those w/ less wayfinding experience who might not recognize or notice cairns for sure. 👍
I’ll be right over for dinner, that sounds delicious 😋 Ok maybe not 🤪 that would be quite the drive 😂 This place looks amazing 🤩
Hahah! Unfortunately the enchiladas would be about 5 days old now sooooo... best not come over. 😂
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The scenery of granite and water was mesmerizing but somewhat surprising there was so much water considering the drought you guys are in. A beautiful trek into nature with wonderful landscape and you made us want to get our boots on and go hiking. Another gorgeous video with music and inspiring landscape.
Aw thank you! Certainly a lot of water for a drought indeed! 😅
I'll blame it on the Pink Dots! You and the handful of other people that didn't have to Google that LOL🤣How you pulled that obscure 80s band I'll never know.
Oh, I’ve listened to some strange stuff in my time. Was big into the goth and industrial music scene at one point in my life. Some of it I still like to this day! That’s why I usually road trip alone, or else I might freak people out with my musical taste. Everything from Gram Parsons to Skinny Puppy. 😂
without a dam no water......yer out of water anyway down there