Lake Powell is technically a reservoir, formed after the Glen Canyon Dam was constructed & it took 17 long years to fill. The lake has dropped about 100 feet since the current drought began in 2000 and now the lake is only at about 45% capacity. But, it’s still huge, and beautiful. The lake is 186 miles long and has 1,960 miles of shoreline, which is longer than the entire west coast! We saw it from the Arizona side, but most of the lake is actually in Utah and is more than 500 feet deep in places.
So, the Loch Ness has Nessie
Lake Winnipesaukee has Winni
Lake Tahoe has Tessie
What does Lake Powell have you ask? I had to ask (Google) too… apparently 500 feet of water is deep enough to hide “Skin Fin”. It’s a silly name, but if you do come across this creature, there is a zoology group collecting information. The Arizona Big Foot Hot Line is set up for reports. Seriously.
Anyway – Lake Powell is really cool and we would love to come back during season and check out all this houseboating stuff we’ve heard so much about. Apparently, there are 96 major canyons to explore by boat and the views must be amazing. My little camera really doesn’t do this place any justice. It’s much nicer in person. Let us know if you want to come & rent a houseboat with us…
Oh yeah, we did take a short hike to check out Horseshoe Bend, a well-known, well-photographed spot of the Colorado River near Page, AZ. There is no guard rail at the edge of this 1,000 foot cliff down to the Colorado River so I was too chicken to get close & get a decent picture, but that didn’t stop Rachel:
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