| Lake Havasu City, on Arizona's West Coast,
has long been known for spectacular water recreation and great
fishing on its 45-mile long lake. Little known is the
undiscovered country hidden in the Sonoran Desert and Mohave
Mountains. Organized jeep tours, hiking adventures, and
supervised climbs take the adventurous traveler into Havasu's
Outback. Abandoned gold and copper mines, ghost towns, hidden
waterfalls, spectacular volcanic rock formations and caves,
add a touch of mystery to the raw beauty of the Southwest
desert.
Knowledgeable guides offer travelers an experience that is not
only scenic and exciting, but informative as well. Well versed
in the ecological history of the desert, mountain ranges, and
Colorado River, guides offer tips on how, not only animals and
plant life adapt to the harshness of their environment, but
how modern sojourners can survive in the southwest desert, as
well.
The area is rich in its Old West heritage. Indian petroglyphs
speak of a time before riverboats navigated the treacherous
waters of the Colorado River through the sharp bends at Topock
Gorge. On February 14, 1858, while navigating the Colorado,
explorer Joseph Christmas Ives encountered Mojave Indian Chief
Cairook in Topock Gorge. Ives was understandably apprehensive
about the Mohave's intentions, and his diary records in detail
his first impressions of Cairook and his wife.
Today, thanks to modern jet boats, personal watercraft and
reminiscent of Cairook's day--the canoe, there are many ways
for visitors to discover the wild beauty of Topock Gorge, view
the petroglyphs, and perhaps catch a glimpse of old Cairook,
whose likeness, mysteriously carved by Mother Nature in
volcanic rock, now guards the entrance to the Topock Gorge
History, ecology, adenture and the unparalled beauty of
nature; all waiting for visitors to Lake Havasu, Arizona.
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