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Chris
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 227 City/Region: Bend
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Rana Verde
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:01 pm Post subject: 09/21 Lake Powell September 2013 Gathering From 21 Sep 2013 to 27 Sep 2013 (included) |
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I see folks are putting together their plans for this coming season so let's firm up the Lake Powell cruise dates for this September. Rendezvous will be in Oak Canyon on Saturday, September 21. We will have a potluck type thing in Oak Canyon on Saturday night...then head up river to see the high points of the lake over the next few days. Looks like water levels will be down this year...not to worry...we will deal with it as always. The lake will be gorgeous and the adventure awesome nonetheless.
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jkidd
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 1622 City/Region: Northern, Utah
State or Province: UT
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Might be able to find parking in Willow Creek this Year. _________________ Jody Kidd
KE7WNG
Northern, Utah
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Chris
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 227 City/Region: Bend
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Jody...we had a great sandbar up in there in 2008...water level 3628. The lead picture in the 2008 Lake Powell Gathering album is of that sandbar...I would stick the pic in here if I knew how.
Tyboo...thanks for the announcement/signup. |
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Sunbeam
Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Posts: 3990 City/Region: Out 'n' About
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Is it this one? (Caption read: "C-Pod at Fortymile Canyon.")
Sunbeam
PS: To get a photo here, you go to it in the album, click on it to make it full-sized (some photos will get even larger if you click on them a second time), and then right click and get the image address (on a Mac, right click and select "copy image address"; on Windows.... I think you right click and then select Properties and then you can get to the address). Once you have the address copied, you come back to your post and paste it in. Then highlight it and then go up above the composing box and click on "Img" which will put image tags around it. Then I usually preview before submitting the post because sometimes it breaks up the image tags oddly and then you have to manually remove a space or something (i.e. it puts in a hard return in an odd place). Once it shows up properly in Preview then you can submit and all will be good. |
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Chris
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 227 City/Region: Bend
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2003
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Vessel Name: Rana Verde
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Sunbeam...that's the one...Willow Creek is in Fortymile. Didn't have any trouble finding firewood that night!
Thanks for the lesson...I almost had it...but one little step...and no go. |
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Sunbeam
Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Posts: 3990 City/Region: Out 'n' About
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Chris wrote: | Sunbeam...that's the one...Willow Creek is in Fortymile. Didn't have any trouble finding firewood that night! |
It looks fantastic. I can't wait to get back to the lake
Chris wrote: | Thanks for the lesson...I almost had it...but one little step...and no go. |
Feel free to shoot me a PM if you want to try to get over the hump
Sunbeam |
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jlastofka
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 254 City/Region: Vista
State or Province: CA
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
Sorry I missed last year's trip. I should be able to make it this year. I haven't been on here in quite a while and thought I'd check in to see what's up.
I see my Bossa Nova on the left side of that group picture. Furthest one up the creek. I recognize the radar/engine setup and one of my two kayak docking fenders on the port side. Looks like the ultra-tidy Rana Verde next to me.
Good times.
I think I can stretch the trip out even longer this year.
-Jeff |
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jlastofka
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 254 City/Region: Vista
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 5:32 pm Post subject: San Diego to Bullfrog instead of Page? |
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Since I expect to have more time this year I'd like to consider going up through the Bryce Canyon area and launching from Bullfrog this time. I've never done that. Coming up from San Diego it adds another couple hundred miles instead of going to Page.
Does anyone know of a real problem with Hwy 12 and 24 through that area towing a boat? I seem to remember you can't tow through a tunnel in Zion on Hwy 9, but perhaps I'm wrong about that.
-Jeff |
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jlastofka
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 254 City/Region: Vista
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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On the Utah Highway Patrol site I posted a question about towing on those three roads. I'll report back any reply I get. Could be useful. Or comical.
I think I'd rather try Bullfrog, partly for the novelty and partly because I'm guessing we'll be using the long way around from Page this year going up the lake instead of the cutoff, given the water levels. Maybe I'm wrong, though.
-Jeff |
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jkidd
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 1622 City/Region: Northern, Utah
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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12 is ok just a little steep. 24 is the way I come no problems there. I have towed down Zion once with the boat they didn't stop me it is steep. It was also a traffic jam. |
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jlastofka
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 254 City/Region: Vista
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:21 pm Post subject: Utah Highway Patrol reply |
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I got a nice reply from them. Said all three roads I mentioned (12, 24 and through Zion on 9) are OK for towing, but they sent a link for me to check the tunnel permit process for Zion.
http://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/the-zion-mount-carmel-tunnel.htm
To summarize, there's a $15 permit to pay for a special escorted-one-way-traffic-limited trip through the tunnel. And there's a 50 ft combined limit.
My 22' measures 28' on the trailer with engine tilted for towing. My 2000 Silverado 1500 extra cab (4 door, but not full crew cab) with 6.5' bed measures 19.5' with hitch, so my combined length is OK by 2.5 feet.
Still haven't decided which way I'm going, but at least I know the options now.
-Jeff |
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jlastofka
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 254 City/Region: Vista
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:44 pm Post subject: Utah Highway Patrol reply |
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I got a nice reply from them. Said all three roads I mentioned (12, 24 and through Zion on 9) are OK for towing, but they sent a link for me to check the tunnel permit process for Zion.
http://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/the-zion-mount-carmel-tunnel.htm
To summarize, there's a $15 permit to pay for a special escorted-one-way-traffic-limited trip through the tunnel. And there's a 50 ft combined limit.
My 22' measures 28' on the trailer with engine tilted for towing. My 2000 Silverado 1500 extra cab (4 door, but not full crew cab) with 6.5' bed measures 19.5' with hitch, so my combined length is OK by 2.5 feet.
Still haven't decided which way I'm going, but at least I know the options now.
-Jeff |
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20dauntless
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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I was in Zion a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful area and well worth a visit. There were tons of RVs going through the tunnel, so be prepared to wait. Every time I went through I waited for ~20 minutes (I was in a normal sized car, but the tunnel seemed to only operate in one direction because of the RVs). If you want to camp in the NP campground arrive early. It was full every day by about 9am.
If you're driving in the evening be careful of the many deer jumping onto the road in the evenings...I killed one on highway 9 1/3 mile east of the park. _________________ My boating blog...http://samlandsman.blogspot.com/ |
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Discovery
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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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We are headed to Lake Powell in the morning ( 6/1/13 ) for a relaxing 8 days. The weather reports are for 80 to 100 degree days with 60's at night. The fishing has been excellent for all species, especially for Stripers and Walleye. We will launch at Bullfrog and go up-lake to start. _________________
Brent and Dixie,
1984 22' Classic sold 2003
2003 24' TomCat sold 2005
2006 TC255 Discovery Sold 2020
2006 CD 22' Angler Sold 2014
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jkidd
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 1622 City/Region: Northern, Utah
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Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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Have a good time and watch out for the wind. |
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