Feb 22, 2023 Day 2 Cattail Cove SP Parker Strip, AZ

The winds continued to blow overnight and into the daytime hours with temperatures in 50s for most of the day. But the sun was shining brightly, and the winds began to die down towards late afternoon.

Other than briefly taking Justice on a walk, we stayed inside most of the morning and afternoon. I got out the Dutch Oven for a meal of pork chops smothered in scalloped potatoes. It baked in the oven for a couple of hours, filling the camper and surrounding area with comfort food aroma.

After eating, we decided to take a hiking trail that follows the lake. Justice was loving it, too and we hiked the sandy trail for about 3/4 mile before turning back. The trail is on the side of the hills and has a steep drop-off to the water below on one side and the hill on the other, but it’s wide enough to pass another person. There aren’t many people out, but we did meet a man with his dog and later on our way back, a dad, his son, and their dog. We had the camera with us and saw a couple hummingbirds and got a few photos. There were some interesting-looking ducks and Ron got a couple photos of them, too.

I took a few photos of a butterfly garden they have in the campgrounds. It also has an amphitheater with seating – pretty cool. The park also has a lot of trees, unusual for us to see! They have plaques naming the trees and have a few Valencia orange trees too! The butterfly garden is lovely with various cacti varieties, trees, benches, and birdhouses perched on the fence posts. It is was better weather, I can see sitting here watching the birds and butterflies.

Tomorrow, we move to Lake Havasu State Park which is a top-rated campground. We have 2 campsites there, our first night is at site #21 for one night and our next 3 nights are at site #38, which is right on the beach. They have a dog beach too and it’s located right next to our site – Justice going to love it! I think we will too. Arizona State Parks are amazing!