05/04 - 05/11 - Lake Powell

Wild Blue: Thanks for the update man. Be sure and aske Chris on the Green Frog if he has any dirty blue fenders on his boat. A bit of humor left over from his 1st lock thru on the Cumberland River cruise a couple years back. Wish I was out there with yall. Will for sure make that water some day...and truly looking forward to the promised pictures soon.

Byrdman....pondering west wishing I was there.
 
Jim (et al), appreciate the daily updates on Powell, we're looking forward to getting up that way one of these years if I can ever get 1 or both of the kids out of school...

Glad to hear you have the "real-deal" Dixie with you folks with that response on borrowing some coffee, you never know, could have been an imposter.:lol:

Whoever gets this, say hi to the gang, see you in Frisco in 9-10 days!
 
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to keep you up to date. We have a cell signal out of hole in the rock and we're on our way to Cathedral of the Desert. Last night we had 7 C-Dorys in Oak canyon--what a great group of people. Chris (Rana Verde) is doing a great job as tour guide, but we really miss you Bill and El. We are glad you are well and will be here next time. This is Lori Ann's first trip for any boating in their TomCat so it is fun to help and properly indoctinate them to the C-Brat way of doing things. The scenery is spectacular--as usual and the weather is now warm, sunny, and only light breezes. We'll keep you posted on next cell service.
 
Spent the night at Oak Canyon with the armada. Lori Ann from Anacortes
with Lori and Warren at the helm, Rana Verde with travel director Chris, Gizmo with my early trip traveling partner Steve Grover (what a good sport
for traveling with me in some less than perfect weather), Discovery with locals Brent and Dixey (don't beleve everything you here about her drinking
problem) HA HA Jim, Wild Blue with Jim and Joan ( good people from Iowa
Texas Florada well i'm not sure, One more who I forgot his name SORRY
SORRY SORRY he was from Auston TX, and myself. This place is a must see.
I came back to Wahweap to pick up my wife Kathy and hope to hook up with the armada on thursday.
:smiled john schuler
 
Rana Verde (Green Frog) the travel director Chris is a great guy to travel with. Just be sure he does not still have dirty blue fenders on his boat.

Do look forward to some pics ..... Thanks Gang!

Byrdman
 
This is to the armada (and anyone who may be interested). While watching the sunset last night Steve Grover showed up at Waweep. Suprise we had a nice dinner in town and he left this morning for home. I and Kathy still plan on meeting up thur. around Rock Creek Kathy has fish or shrimp tacos planed for all. I have cell service here, or post any changes. Thanks and see you soon.
:smiled john :smiled
 
Here’s another update from Lake Powell. We are having such a good time. We climbed to the Defiance House Ruins this morning. The trail had been washed out by the flooding last fall and it took us a while to make our way there, but it was well worth the effort. Warren and Lori (Lori Ann) stayed and tended the boats while we were gone. When we returned, we pulled up camp and headed back down the lake to Hall’s Crossing. Those that hadn’t taken on fuel on the way up fueled on the way down ($4.27 per gallon). We got ice cream at the store and sat in the shade of the marina veranda to enjoy the treat. The weather is gorgeous—maybe even hot! Tonight we will stay back near Oak Canyon and cook dinner together. Two nights ago we had community fish dinner with all the fish anyone could want—thanks to Brent. Everyone else chipped in with other food and we really had a feast. We’re hoping to meet up with Steve (Gizmo) tonight—he wanted a couple of days of peace and quiet without us. We are such a rowdy bunch—especially Joan and I. John (Clara) left us to go pick up his wife and he should be joining us again by tomorrow. Warren and Lori have really done well—gained a lot of skill and confidence. Jim and Joan (Wild Blue) have loved the trip and Jim keeps forgetting that he’s retired from being a photographer and is snapping photos like mad—I’m sure he’ll be posting those as soon as he gets a good internet connection. Chris is still being a terrific tour guide and keeps us informed about the rock formations and other geology. Besides that he is a fabulous cook and an all around great guy! Jim (Genesis, but thinking about changing to Austin City Limits) is so helpful to everyone. We’ve all enjoyed getting to know him—even though he talks Texan.
The scenery is spectacular, and you couldn’t ask for nicer traveling buddies. For those that haven’t done this trip put it on your calendar for next year. The boats have drawn a lot of attention and interest here—they are perfect for cruising these waters. We’re back to Hole in the Rock so it’s time to post. Until next time ….
 
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date and for the excellent picture -- took a little climbing to get that shot! But, ask Chris where are his gift frisbees for the mouse? -- couldn't see them in the picture. So glad that weather is treating you folks so well -- we're sure with you in spirit.
 
Thank you people for the reports. This is the second year I have read about the Lake Powell travels. Don’t think I can take another year of it without being there.

Next year I hope I am the one reporting on the Lake Powell adventures.
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Dave dlt.gif
 
Thanks for that pic; made me really want to be there (should I say "drool"?)!!!!
Interesting to note the two styles of beaching/anchoring also.
You mentioned fish dinners...what are you catching and may I ask your bait/technique in regards to the fishing?

You oughta leave a buried treasure and mark it with lat/long for us working folks who will be following your foot steps this summer. May be a fun tradition to begin.

Jeff
 
The Lake Powell gathering is over. We returned to Wahweap Friday about noon, and got everyone back on the trailers. Chris (Rana Verde) was anxious to get on his way, 11 hrs back to San diego. The rest of us, Clara, Wild Blue, Lori Ann, and Discovery, had lunch at the lodge before heading north. Wild Blue and Lori Ann convoyed with us to Richfield, UT and overnighted in the driveway. Lori Ann will continue back toward Anacortes today. Wild Blue and Discovery will reprovision and clean off the red sand, before heading out to Rio Vista, and the San Francisco/Delta gathering.

We had a terrific time at Lake Powell, great scenery and special people to share it with. We met many new friends on this trip. We have a lot of pics to share, when time allows.
 
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I have been without an internet connection for a week, and I am near awestruck!! This has to be one of the most amazing places to cruise, and this isn't my first rodeo. :wink: For those who haven't been here before, imagine the Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce Nationa Parks all rolled into one and being able to explore it on the water!!! "Lake" doesn't do this place justice - the navigating can be challenging, Mother Nature can toss some interesting cruising into the mix... it is simply spectacular! The Cathedral In The Desert has to be one of the most spiritual places nature has provided for us boating folks.

As some of you know, we had only been here one day last fall when we had to leave to attend to a family situation. We knew we'd come back, but didn't think it would be this soon. It probably wouldn't have happened at this time had it not been for our dear friends Brent and Dixie... we would chase them down to the ends of the earth (mostly because we love 'em so much, but also because Dixie provides such great material for these posts :mrgreen: ). Everyone in the group worked together to make it a truly memorable cruise... our special thanks to Chris for heading it up.

Ten days here only scratches the surface. With over 2000 miles of shoreline and countless coves, canyons, nooks and crannies to explore, we will certainly be back.

We are back on land now, parked in Brent and Dixie's driveway. Lots to get done before we head to California and the next adventure. If anyone is interested, I can post a daily log type of thing with some photos. While it is certainly more fun to post daily as it's happening, I would enjoy re-living these past 10 days again.

For those of you who haven't been to Lake Powell, it is truly a jewell of a cruising place, especially for boats like ours. We have traveled all around this area by land over the years, but that doesn't begin to do it justice... this place was made for C-Dorying. The only thing that could make it better is the opportunity to share it with our C-Dory friends.

Best wishes,
Jim B.

PS - Over 500 new posts, thousands of images for me to sort through, video clips... and laundry, cleaning, re-provisiong, and cat-walking to get done before we head out again in two days. Whew! I love it! :D
 
Jim/Joan/Dixie/Brent, don't forget to take a picture or two of your boats together or near each other in the driveway! Would love to read more about your itinerary and events of the trip.
 
Jim... would love the dailey journal/pics/logs as this would sure help those of use who may pass thru and go at it alone some day. Do post as much as you can here...for all of us who are still in the dreaming and wish we have been there mode.

Byrdman
 
Jim,
From someone who knows how it realy works, just stay out of Joans way and work on the pictures and log entrys and you won't get yelled at for being in the way.


Looking foward to hearing all the gory details and seeing the pictures of your trip.
 
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