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Under a big sky

the shimmering heat of the

arizona desert looks to all the world like waves in the air. Here is
a classic mesa landscape with a big blue sky beyond the intermi-
nable brown carpet of desert, interrupted now and again by scrub
and cactus. not the first place you'd think of water, but breaking
above the horizon, matt lynar is showcasing his gravity-defying
wakeboarding skills. matt, his wife, Kim, and children, colton, 2,
and Kaylie, 4 live the boating lifestyle in what seems at first glance
like a water-deprived arizona.

actually, arizona is home to over 100 lakes and reservoirs, and

residents boast that their state has more registered vessels per
capita than any other state. With access to so many lakes, there's
no rest for the lynar family, whose lives revolve around weekend
trips to lake saguaro and Bartlett, while planning vacations to
uncharted bodies of water on lake Powell in northern arizona.

Wakeboarding in the desert has a nice ring to it. and the

lynars have really taken to watersports, cruising arizona lakes in
a malibu 24 Wakesetter mxZ. the wakesport scene in arizona is
big and getting bigger, matt says. "it's a very social atmosphere
and conversations about wakesports start at the launch ramp and

continue all the way to the end of the no wake zone."

Boating means a great deal to the lynars. When he was

24 years old, matt met his wife Kim on lake Don Pedro in northern
california, while both were enjoying their families' annual house-
boat vacations. after their vacations ended, matt and Kim stayed
in touch realizing they had much in common, including a shared
passion for the water. later they married, moved to Phoenix, and
today are the proud parents of colton and Kaylie.

although the children are still under five years old, they too

are bitten by the arizona boating bug. it is normal for matt to
wake up on weekends to colton and Kaylie holding life jackets
in their hands. "When i'm wakesurfing, colton and Kaylie are my
cheering section on the back of the boat."

Boating on arizona's desert lakes means being wary of mon-

soons and extreme heat during the summer months, but matt
stays prepared by "loading the cooler with lots of water, bringing
sunblock, and watching out for the monsoon storms during July
and august. you can also plan your boating trips around sunrise
and sunset, which is a beautiful time to be on the water."