From the east, the Salt River starts to fan out and form the Roosevelt Lake. On the west side, Salome Creek and Tonto Creek feed the lake.

I spent the night here on my first trip to the A-Cross Road. A couple miles south on a ranch road was about as close to the water as I got. The south side of the lake is where all the developed campsites and good shore access is. A busy boat ramp was right across the lake from this spot.

I saw a steady stream of fishing boats moving up and down the channel above. It looked like an ideal location to fish. There were white pelicans and red-breasted mergansers working the shallows. I saw American coots, Pied-billed Grebes and Ring-billed Gulls. The surrounding desert was alive with the sounds of Gamble's Quail, Morning Doves and Curved-billed Thrashers. Later that night, I had heard Black-crowned Night-herons and Great-horned Owls. It was a very cool spot.