A lake 15 miles from our house. Our guest took this photo on her bike ride.

When we have guests, we like to take them to the lake. It’s a beautiful drive through Tonto National Forest and so surprising to see water in the middle of the desert. The lake was created by a dam and thankfully the lake was as full as I’ve seen it thanks to a ton of rain. Also I heard that Arizona is building up the dam to hold more water.

My friend who is visiting is an avid cyclist and Saturdays are her days for a major ride. I told her about the lake and that I’ve seen lots of cyclists make the trek with huge hills. It was a 40-mile bike ride. We followed by car with her husband and puppy, to make sure she was safe.

Here are more photos:

This is where we like to go in the summer to cool off with a dip in the lake.

There were people camping and fishing.

A photo taken by my cycling guest during her ride to the lake.

Our friend’s four-month old puppy Karenina.

We also managed to get in a hike.

How do you like to entertain your guests? Where do you take them in your area?