Sunday, March 1, 2026

Lower Colorado River Excursions


Cocopah RV and Golf Resort

Yuma, AZ

March 1, 2026

Popcorn Senna bush at Cocopah

The history of paddle boat cruises in Yuma began 175 years ago..  It all started with Captain James Turnbull's "Uncle Sam" which supplied Fort Yuma in 1852. Today, the tradition continues with modern, scenic cruises on the "Colorado King" wheeler operating near Yuma.  The Colorado King was built in 1993 on site on the banks of the river at Fisher's Landing on Martinez Lake.  This easy going boat is 52 feet long, weighs 52 tons, and is powered by the paddles itself...no help from outboard/inboard motors. 


Lower Colorado River Excursions offer a variety of scenic cruises including brunch cruises and sunset dinner cruises, narrated scenic cruises and private charters.  If you have a need for speed, you might enjoy the "Liberty Jet" lower or upper river cruise.  The four of us reserved tickets for a sunset dinner cruise last week and what a wonderful experience we had!  Dinner is a themed buffet...Fiesta, Western, Taste of Italy, and Hawaiian.  We chose a Thursday night for Italian with seating on the upper deck which is covered, but has a delightful breeze. Seating is limited and reservations are required for both lower and upper decks on the dinner cruise. Our excursion was a 90 minute easy going...slow and smooth...trip.  The staff was wonderful and worked so hard to make sure we all had everything we needed and that we enjoyed ourselves. 

Joe and Ronnie


I have no photos of appetizers, dinner or desert. It was all quite tasty and as most times at dinner with friends, we were all enjoying the conversation, the scenery, and filling our tummies.  Lower Colorado Excursions is nestled within the bounds of the Kofa Wildlife Refuge. I did get a few photos which were hard to pick from...it was so pretty being on the river.











Captain Kelly...a U.S. Coast Guard certified captain...ensured smooth sailing.

Carol

A selfie! And all smiles!


Back at Belle, it has been HOT!  Yep,  we have had a heat wave in Yuma.  The kind of heat wave that sets new records on the temp chart. The mornings and early evenings are nice so we get our  walks in then.   


One of two duck ponds


Date Palm

A pair of Mallards

Sunrise

American Wigeons

So until next time,


HAPPY TRAILS



and, SWEET DREAMS!

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6 comments:

  1. Jim and Barb's AdventuresMarch 2, 2026 at 6:16 AM

    Okay, next time we are in Yuma we are going to do that paddle wheel! Looks like it was well worth the time and money. Love that last picture!

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    1. Joe and GayMarch 2, 2026 at 8:21 AM

      Good morning guys! It sure made for a delightful date night! It’s so pretty and pristine. I read that there isn’t a lot of access to that part of the river by foot. Lucy loves pillows and has no worries claiming them for herself!

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  2. SuziMarch 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM

    Anytime I can get out on the water (lake, river, ocean, etc.) I'm a happy girl and doing it with friends and food - Perfect! I'll put that activity on my list if we find ourselves in the Yuma area. It looks like you're having a grant winter trip.

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    1. Joe and GayMarch 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM

      Hi Sue! The boarding for the cruise is about 41 miles from Yuma on Martinez Lake at Fisher’s Landing. It is well worth the drive to get there. I agree with you that water adventures make us happy too!

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  3. Janna and MikeMarch 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM

    The cruise sounds wonderful! I was just about to say "where's Lucy" when her photo appeared at the bottom! This heat needs to leave--I think it's supposed to be cooler starting later in the week.

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    1. Joe and GayMarch 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM

      Hi Janna…it was a very nice evening. I do believe it will be cooler by the weekend! This heat wave we had I. Yuma had us at 95+ and a couple of days it broke record high temps from the 1980s…😬. We have 🤞that we will see you soon!

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