Side trip to Lake Powell

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Surprise, surprise! After Judy thought we were scheduled to be in the Grand Canyon she discovered that we were a day ahead and needed to make an unscheduled stop somewhere. After checking the map we decided to make a detour to Page, Az and Lake Powell. A lake that was established in 1956 when Ronald Reagan pressed the button to start the first dynamite blast for the formation of the dam. Ten years later there was Lake Powell which is very nice and has some great walls of rock. It reminded me of several things we have seen but unique in its own sense. We enjoyed a 2 1/2 hr boat ride thru some twisting and narrow gorges. The pictures will speak for themselves. The road to Page was up and down and had great sights to see --- if you were not driving!

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Photos

Rock on way to L.Powell
Formation out of nowhere!

Sand Storm
We are having high winds lately and often presented with sand storms that make it hard to see.

Driving thru the rocks
Amazing rock and narrow entrance. Really fun when you are in it and realize you are so small compared to the rocks that hang far above.

An imprint
A dinosaur made these prints thousand of years ago.

Lake Powell Bridge
People can walk over this and see the water almost 600-800' below.

Looking down on dam
Amazing view of dam and how far below the land is.

Looking back
There are about 2,100 miles of shoreline and the water is 560' at its deepest point.

Large marina
There are so many houseboats on this lake that I could not count them all.

Rentals
--as far as the eye can see. And there are hundreds more to be added when the season really starts.

Starting out on water
Pretty view as we started out.

Self picture
We are enjoying the ride.

Rock on top
Interesting rock on top of the hill.

Entering the twist and turn
Water was clear and green.

Water line color
Where the white line ends and the dark one starts is where water has been at one point or another.

Full pond
Full pond is at the line where the two colors connect. It is well over 70' from the water

Narrow turns
The boat winds in and out and must blow horn at several turns to warn others we are coming

Bill and Judy
Headsets are turned on & we receive recorded info on the area we are in. Very well done.

Old rock
Some complained when 600' of rock was put under water but when drought came they became believers.

Hole in the rock
Small hole that actually goes thru to another area of water.

High rock
This is the rock we saw long before arriving here at the lake. It was along the road miles back.

Pretty picture
Island rock! When high water comes some formations disappear & captains must watch carefully.

Where does the hole go?
When water drops new formations will suddenly appear. Water services many big cities like Phoenix, L.A., Flagstaff, and others.