TRIP REPORT PHOTOS
The first picture (full version of the logo image above), shows Lake Manly as viewed from the bend in the road just south of Badwater:
Visible here are the shoreline, shallows, and deeper waters of Lake Manly:
This spot just south of Badwater is where most people take their boats out onto Lake Manly for easy access to deeper water:
However, we decided to hike out to the northern end of the lake for more solitude. Thus, we parked a short distance north of Badwater and inflated our kayaks:
We had a somewhat long 30 minute walk to get out to the northern end of Lake Manly. Carrying the heavy kayaks in the intense sun was not easy:
After a while, patches of shallow water started to appear along the current shoreline:
Once the water started getting deeper, I left my hiking boots behind on the shoreline and waded out into the salty water with bare feet:
Taking a look at the surrounding terrain, we could see that Lake Manly extended a good distance out across the salt flats:
We were now wading through the shallows and the kayaks could float by themselves. We began pushing them out ahead of us toward deeper water:
And, finally, it was time to start kayaking on Lake Manly:
Badwater Nessie was nowhere to be found, but Jaws made an appearance:
Lake Manly was barely deep enough to move the kayaks around while floating. The inflatable shark had an easier time than us, as he kept floating away from us:
Posing for a shot with the inflatable kayak on Lake Manly in March of 2010:
View from the kayak as visible waves rippled across the lake caused by the kayak's movement:
Two pictures showing me kayaking with Telescope Peak in the background:
View to the south from the middle of Lake Manly:
And the view to the north from the middle of Lake Manly:
View looking toward the east at the Black Mountains:
Zooming in toward Badwater. As you can see, Lake Manly extended most of the way toward the parking lot:
This beautiful shot of Lake Manly shows Telescope Peak towering above the lake and reflecting on it:
This final picture of Lake Manly from 2010 was taken from the bottom of Natural Bridge Canyon Road:
