Thursday, June 24, 2010
Days 10 & 11: Lake Powell
Tonight is the end of our second full day at Lake Powell. I had so much fun yesterday that I didn’t get around to writing anything down. Today was great too. This is a water lover’s paradise (and you need to be ok with heat too). Yesterday we rented a power boat for the full day. We got to the boat rental place (at Wahweap – the boat rental place itself was absolutely amazing) at 8:30 but weren’t off in our boat until just before 10:00. But that was the end of the frustration. The boat was great, the scenery is stunning, the air was great (~95 degrees) and the water was perfect (~73 degrees). Most of the days one or two of the girls was on a tube being towed behind the boat as we zigzagged in and out of the canyons. The size of this lake is just about impossible to comprehend. During the day we boated about 25 miles up the main arm of the lake (and out some of the side canyons) and were probably 10% of the way up the main arm. Another measure: the lake was formed when the Glen Canyon dam was built to block the Colorado river. The dam was completed a few days before I was born. The lake finished filling when I was 17 years old!
Last night Catherine, Keith and the boys showed up. They are camping two campsites over.
Today we had a leisurely morning and then drove to Antelope Canyon which is a place I’ve seen in many stunning photographs and have always wanted to visit. I went on a “photo tour” and the nine others went on a regular tour. The tours are of the same underground canyon (it’s about a ¼ mile long), but the photo tour is 2 hours instead of 1 and tries to get you some clear shots of the canyon (without folks standing around in your way). It was a great experience and I got some nice shots.
When we got back we hustled over to the boat rental and rented two jet skis. Keith and I took turns taking the kids out on rides. I always love riding jet skis, and today with the hot air (99 degrees) and warm water was no exception. I’m sitting outside at 9:00 right now and it’s still 85 degrees. It’s going to be hot tomorrow for our last day here at Lake Powell. We intend to rent two power boats and tour around again.
Pictures of Lake Powell and Antelope Canyon will appear here if I can get the wifi to work long enough. Otherwise they'll show up later (probably much later because we won't have wifi for a long time after this).
Last night Catherine, Keith and the boys showed up. They are camping two campsites over.
Today we had a leisurely morning and then drove to Antelope Canyon which is a place I’ve seen in many stunning photographs and have always wanted to visit. I went on a “photo tour” and the nine others went on a regular tour. The tours are of the same underground canyon (it’s about a ¼ mile long), but the photo tour is 2 hours instead of 1 and tries to get you some clear shots of the canyon (without folks standing around in your way). It was a great experience and I got some nice shots.
When we got back we hustled over to the boat rental and rented two jet skis. Keith and I took turns taking the kids out on rides. I always love riding jet skis, and today with the hot air (99 degrees) and warm water was no exception. I’m sitting outside at 9:00 right now and it’s still 85 degrees. It’s going to be hot tomorrow for our last day here at Lake Powell. We intend to rent two power boats and tour around again.
Pictures of Lake Powell and Antelope Canyon will appear here if I can get the wifi to work long enough. Otherwise they'll show up later (probably much later because we won't have wifi for a long time after this).
# posted by Craig @ 9:41 PM 
