Tomorrow we leave Lake Powell. The weather has been warm, the scenery has been spectacular. Today we did "nothing". By "nothing" I mean we sat by the pool, drank Bloody Marias, I washed the comforter which was desperately in need of a good cleaning and Bill fiddled with a chair he found until he got it to fold up. It has been a nice day.
On Friday we managed to get the Tracker stuck up to it's axles in the sand on Lone Rock Beach. Lone Rock is a gorgeous white sandy beach where you are allowed to camp right on the sand. It was amazing to us how many motorhomes were down there when we could hardly get down in the Tracker! But for the adventuresome, it was well worth the risk. Bill didn't take any photos of the motorhomes, trailers and tent campers here but believe me there were many. You just drive right down and pick your spot.
Yesterday we rafted down the Colorado River. It was warm, beautiful and a lot of fun.
The backside of the Glen Canyon Dam
In order to get down to the rafts which, obviously are about 1000 feet from the surface you have to descend through a 2 mile long tunnel. which has an elevation change of about 800 feet. The tunnel is one lane and heavily guarded by Homeland Security and was accessed by bus. It is pitch black inside. PITCH BLACK!
Tunnel entrance from the bottom
Birds eye view while riding "shotgun" with the bus driver. You get 2 full miles of this and then.......
You see the "light at the end of the tunnel"
Tomorrow we head for cooler weather as it is supposed to be around 96 degrees here. We will be staying near Flagstaff at Fort Tuthill County Park for a few days. We'll get down to Sedona and Oak Creek for some "tourist stuff" and then head out to Bullhead City for more Colorado River access.
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I'm tellin ya, your are having way too much fun.
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