

I like exploring it by jet ski (it’s a speed thing) but a ski boat is great too. I like to be there with my Builder and with my family. And I suppose it was fine that we had to share? Here's cute Ali taking her turn!!

Someday I’ll put in my request to my Builder to take me on a romantic Canyon Princess Dinner Cruise or maybe the Sunset Cruise or even the Navajo Tapestry Boat Cruise. I think they sound enchanting.

Lake Powell is the 2nd largest reservoir in the US. It can store up to 24.3 million acre feet of water!! That’s a LOT of swimming pools!!


This year, the deep blue water of Lake Powell rose 45 feet!!! Yea!!!! We are so grateful for our wet winter last year. The water in now 494 ft deep at the dam. 20 million people depend on this water!!

The lake is famous for its fishing. Bri had success this year!!


Lake Powell was named in honor of a Civil War veteran and one-armed explorer, John Wesley Powell. He and 9 other men took 4 wooden boats down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869.

Today this beautiful local is visited by millions of people a year and appreciated for its unique beauty. And though there are thousands of people on the lake at any given time, it NEVER feels crowded!! The lake is vast. I believe it would take years to explore all its grandeur. .

There are 96 major side canyons that twist into the main channel. Some of these side canyons are 15-20 miles long! Depending on the water level of course.

The spectacular red, and pink rock is call Navajo Sandstone. It is the main rock formation found at Powell. It’s the same type of sandstone that I am privileged to hike on in So Utah.

2 comments:
Your pictures of Lake Powell are stunning! I remember some family memebers of mine taking a houseboat trip to Lake Powell many many years ago and I was amazed by it way back then.
We just returned today from our monthly camping trip and a future trip to Lake Powell was mentioned. I'm all for it!
You dug up some really interesting facts that I didn't know, though I also love Lake Powell. It is very beautiful and such a lot of fun when there are jet skis and family around!
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