Glen Canyon / Lake Powell

We are in Wahweap Campground in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Nice Campground with huge sites (we could fit a second RV in here if we wanted).

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We have a view of Lake Powell.

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On Sunday we took a tour of Glen Canyon Dam.

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Glen Canyon Dam

 

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Glen Canyon Dam Bridge (Route 89)

 

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Power Plant in Glen Canyon Dam

 

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Lake Powell as seen from Glen Canyon Dam

 

Yesterday we went to the Lees Ferry section of the park.  Near the park entrance is the Navajo Bridge that spans the Colorado River. There are actually two bridges, the original historic bridge was built in the 1920s. It was replaced by a modern bridge in the 1990s but the original bridge was kept as a pedestrian bridge.

 

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Historic Navajo Bridge and a bit of the modern bridge

 

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Colorado River from Navajo Bridge. This is actually the beginning of the Grand Canyon.

 

 

There was a California Candor under the new bridge.

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Lees Ferry was actually the site of a ferry boat that provided Colorado River crossing before the Navajo Bridge was built. There is an old ghost town where the ferry was located.IMG_5796

 

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There was some nice closeup views of the Colorado River. Some rafter were started a journey.

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Some beautiful and  interesting sights as we drove out of Lees Ferry.

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Today we took the kayaks out into Lake Powell. Much different scenery than we usually have when we kayak.

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Lots of houseboats on Lake Powell

 

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The water is so low in Lake Powell that the launch ramp was about a quarter of a mile long (maybe longer). In the picture below Bill is at the top of the ramp (top left) after a long hike up to get the car when we returned from our trip.

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