I did buy one online before going the first time (forget where, some small place), but then the next year it was in tatters and I found many available locally in Page (I think I may have picked one up at the grocery store, and they may even have been for sale in the campground store).
09/19 - 10/01 - Lake Powell 2015
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The Stan Jones map sites suggests that they are available for cash, check only:
http://stanjonesmaps.com/Contact.html
If not, they will most likely be available on the lake. I'll look when I get there in a couple of weeks. We left one at home, and brought out older map which is cut to fit the table.
http://stanjonesmaps.com/Contact.html
If not, they will most likely be available on the lake. I'll look when I get there in a couple of weeks. We left one at home, and brought out older map which is cut to fit the table.
Lost Petrel
New member
thataway":s8yoy5pe said:
Thanks Bob, I had seen that just wasn't sure how long it would take to go through the mail, I think I will have a better chance of finding one local.
We arrived at Powell-reserved Camp site C 13--apparently it was taken, so we are in C 12. We will be here 4 nights before launching the end of the week. It was 115 degrees in Vegas and most of the desert as we rolled along yesterday! (We have to tow the boat with the Yukon when in Calif, but once in NV, and on, it went back behind the RV. We topped off the RV, and boat with fuel, between Big Water and Wahweep. (The last pump on the inside has a very long hose, which will reach to both C Dory tanks. ) Gas was about $2,93 a gallon, and Diesel was about $2.67 a gallon--gas was much better than Calif. where we were still paying as much as $3.70 last week.
Maps/charts: The Stan Jones maps are in stock at the Wahweep campground, so I suspect that they will be at most of the places in town. Mike's Stix Liquor--best place for lures and Licenses did not have the South Fishing maps--only the North. I have not checked WalMart or other sporting good stores.
The Word is that boating activity has slowed down the last week. Pretty much of a good season (our friends at Big Water Toy,s and storage, are happy to store our RV, with power while we are on the lake. ($$ or course) They are busier than every!
Castle rock cut is open, and should be open thru Sept. I would say that the lake was close to the same depth as last year. It was cloudy/smokey when we came in, but the water looks cloudier than most other years--I'll have to see how it looks in the next few days. Many of the washes showed evidence of recent running water--and we had a hard thundershower this afternoon.
I will have my Verizon phone on for Instant Messages: 850 619 4408. I can get these on many parts of the lake, where we cannot get A T & T, or Verizon phone calls.
As we crossed from Nevada, to Arizona, and then into Utah, on Hwy 15, there was a sign saying all water craft exit. I did, and we stayed in the left lane--trucks to the right lanes. A young man wanted to know where the boat had been during the last several months. He then "inspected it" --only the bottom. When we came to the ranger station at Wahweep, the ranger wanted the boat's registration, as well as our golden age card, and driver's license. We had to drive ahead, and I went back to get the boat registration out of the boat. All she did is write the date on it…didn't even take any information off my DL, the Reg, or Golden Age. (I was getting a "yearly sticker" (since I was going to be on the lake more than a couple of weeks).
Maps/charts: The Stan Jones maps are in stock at the Wahweep campground, so I suspect that they will be at most of the places in town. Mike's Stix Liquor--best place for lures and Licenses did not have the South Fishing maps--only the North. I have not checked WalMart or other sporting good stores.
The Word is that boating activity has slowed down the last week. Pretty much of a good season (our friends at Big Water Toy,s and storage, are happy to store our RV, with power while we are on the lake. ($$ or course) They are busier than every!
Castle rock cut is open, and should be open thru Sept. I would say that the lake was close to the same depth as last year. It was cloudy/smokey when we came in, but the water looks cloudier than most other years--I'll have to see how it looks in the next few days. Many of the washes showed evidence of recent running water--and we had a hard thundershower this afternoon.
I will have my Verizon phone on for Instant Messages: 850 619 4408. I can get these on many parts of the lake, where we cannot get A T & T, or Verizon phone calls.
As we crossed from Nevada, to Arizona, and then into Utah, on Hwy 15, there was a sign saying all water craft exit. I did, and we stayed in the left lane--trucks to the right lanes. A young man wanted to know where the boat had been during the last several months. He then "inspected it" --only the bottom. When we came to the ranger station at Wahweep, the ranger wanted the boat's registration, as well as our golden age card, and driver's license. We had to drive ahead, and I went back to get the boat registration out of the boat. All she did is write the date on it…didn't even take any information off my DL, the Reg, or Golden Age. (I was getting a "yearly sticker" (since I was going to be on the lake more than a couple of weeks).
thataway":3cfivsfb said:
Great to hear that you are there and getting ready to boat.
I had the same thing happen a couple of years ago at Wahweap Campground. When I asked them about it they said that you can reserve a specific campsite (which I had, and as you did) but that if someone arrives sooner than you and wants it, they give it to that person. Then you still have a reservation, but only for "a" campsite, not "the" campsite that you reserved. Given this policy, I'm not sure what the point is in even allowing people to (theoretically) reserve a specific campsite, but who knows the logic behind these things! (Now I'm thinking of Seinfeld reserving a car...).
Wandering Sagebrush
Free Range Human
Bob, we are thinking that around 9/12 we will start down. I've ordered an Engel 45 that should be here in 8-10 days. We're going to try to minimize our need for the slushy ice at Powell. Should be at Wahweap around the 16th, on the water a day or two later. We'll send you a note as things jell.
Sunbeam":92bskldd said:
Well the strange thing is that there was no RV in the campsite we reserved, and later in the day, a small class C pulled in. These are campsites which are about 60 feet long, and about 30 feet wide….The advantage for us, is the boat is right next to the RV for loading etc--and we still have "sitting room between the boat and RV. We had asked for the one site, because it was very easy to back the boat in using the 42 foot RV, without unhitching and using the car. I did it with the other site, with out any issues, except I had to put one wheel of the RV (off road)--disturbed a little desert sand….
WOW, that heat (115) and what about what are they (anybody that knows), saying about what the water is going to be like?
I was really thinking about coming down later in Sept. I was wondering if I would ever have to do bottom paint on the boat if I put it into that contaminated water. One of the main interests for me was to be able to swim in the warm water. Hmmm, might produce a glowing personality :lol: . Curious what the thoughts are on the contamination levels, residue longevity etc.
Also, what are the daytime temps on the water like?
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
I was really thinking about coming down later in Sept. I was wondering if I would ever have to do bottom paint on the boat if I put it into that contaminated water. One of the main interests for me was to be able to swim in the warm water. Hmmm, might produce a glowing personality :lol: . Curious what the thoughts are on the contamination levels, residue longevity etc.
Also, what are the daytime temps on the water like?
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
journey on
New member
In San Diego, the hottest month of the year is September and that goes into the first 2 weeks of October. I was hoping that towards the end of Sept and at that altitude, it would cool off.
Bob, when you get on the lake, please let us know what the contamination situation is.
Thanks, Boris
Bob, when you get on the lake, please let us know what the contamination situation is.
Thanks, Boris
Water Bill
Member
Here are some highlights from the latest news release I could find from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality dated August 19th, concerning the Gold King Mine spill.
Water test results suggest that the plume from the spill presents little health risk to users as it has been settled and diluted while making its way to Lake Powell. No fish kills have been documented along the San Juan River or Lake Powell.
I don't think we need to worry about boating or swimming in Lake Powell. Activities on the Animas River here in Durango seem to back to normal.
Here is a link to the news release if anyone is interested in reading all of it.
http://www.deq.utah.gov/Topics/Water/go ... efinal.pdf
Bill
Water test results suggest that the plume from the spill presents little health risk to users as it has been settled and diluted while making its way to Lake Powell. No fish kills have been documented along the San Juan River or Lake Powell.
I don't think we need to worry about boating or swimming in Lake Powell. Activities on the Animas River here in Durango seem to back to normal.
Here is a link to the news release if anyone is interested in reading all of it.
http://www.deq.utah.gov/Topics/Water/go ... efinal.pdf
Bill
Water Bill":bvnp9934 said:
Hi Bill, Thanks for your response. I will post one paragraph from the news release. But first, I had to stop and think --> This is coming from the same folks, Well actually not, but government agency from a another state, that were responsible for the spill in the first place. Still sounds like they are wanting us to be pretty careful.
" The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) and San Juan Public Health have evaluated the most
current data and find that recreational exposures to the San Juan River are not expected to result in
adverse health effects. UDOH does recommend that recreational users bring along their own
drinking water while visiting the river and not rely on personal devices for filtration/purification
of river water. Visitors to the river, especially in the case of children, should refrain from
ingesting the water and are also encouraged to minimize skin contact with dirt and sand along the
river. People who come in contact with sediment should rinse off promptly after contact, and as
always, wash hands well with soap and water before eating. "
Interesting statement.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
The public health statement is cover your six. So far no one seems concerned about the contaminate--we are still going up the San Juan Arm.
Delayed launch one day, because of my back (I still do dumb things when loading boats).
Water looked clearer yesterday.
Since you are near the canyons, there is often 90's daytime temp, but on the lake center the temps are usually in the 80's. With a shelter/shade (we brought the large "Noah's Tarp" this year, and breeze it is comfortable. We worked on the boat almost all day yesterday. Very dry humidity. Nights are comfortable. Later in Sept, the nights can be cooler, and we are taking one set of warmer PJ's--jackets, just in case.
Dry ice is available at WalMart, large Freezer in S E corner near NE entrance.
Safeway (N. Lake Powell BLvd, next strip mall S from "The Dam Inn eatery" had a better selection of food, and only slightly more costly, if at all.
Delayed launch one day, because of my back (I still do dumb things when loading boats).
Water looked clearer yesterday.
Since you are near the canyons, there is often 90's daytime temp, but on the lake center the temps are usually in the 80's. With a shelter/shade (we brought the large "Noah's Tarp" this year, and breeze it is comfortable. We worked on the boat almost all day yesterday. Very dry humidity. Nights are comfortable. Later in Sept, the nights can be cooler, and we are taking one set of warmer PJ's--jackets, just in case.
Dry ice is available at WalMart, large Freezer in S E corner near NE entrance.
Safeway (N. Lake Powell BLvd, next strip mall S from "The Dam Inn eatery" had a better selection of food, and only slightly more costly, if at all.
Wandering Sagebrush
Free Range Human
Bob, any chance they had real ice and not slush?
Interesting about the "slush" ice. I've bought a fair bit of ice on the lake (mostly at Dangling Rope, but also at Hall's, Bullfrog, and Wahweap) and it's never been slush. It's either cubes, or "fake blocks" (cubes/chips pressed into a block). I lament the almost complete disappearance of real block ice in the USA, but the stuff at Powell has always been really cold, even if the form factor wasn't exactly what I would have chosen (fake blocks).
Maybe I've just been lucky?
Maybe I've just been lucky?
Wandering Sagebrush
Free Range Human
Sunbeam":2nwrgb4r said:
When it's half air, whitish in color, it's not 'real' ice by my way of thinking. Hopefully, the Engel will help with the issue.
We don't seem to have a 'Sign up" sheet, I know of about half a dozen boats coming for sure. Why don't we all get some idea of how many will be at the gathering. I'll probably be at Oak Canyon a few days before, and attempt to find a good place. There are several arms at Oak, so if you don't see us in one, keep looking and give a shout on Channel 16. (I monitor `16 and 68).
We will probably only have spotty if any internet from now on.
Steve, I didn't look at the ice block section--but in the past and other places where I have looked in town, have "Reddy Ice"--claims to be the largest ice maker in the US. It is the same stuff you get at Dangling Rope.
Sunbeam, these are reefer containers on the barges at Dangling Rope--and they can be subject to many factors--but I would only expect the value of the ice to be the caloric value as it melts--very little value if the ice is at 22 or 31 degrees. By the time you get it back to your boat, it is already "sweating"!
I turned on the "damaged" WAECO, which we are gong to use as a freezer, when I started the unit, it was 87.5 degrees inside. We went to the grocery store, and got fishing licenses--about 2 hours. The temperature was 15.7 (digital lab thermometer), and the LCD reading was 16 degrees. Cannot ask for better than that!
I put 6 gallons of gas for the generator aboard, and we will see how long that lasts with the two chests running….The challenge, is getting all Marie has planed into those two chests! (We have a 22 cu foot frige/freezer in the RV--so 3.5 cubic is really going to be a challenge!
We will probably only have spotty if any internet from now on.
Steve, I didn't look at the ice block section--but in the past and other places where I have looked in town, have "Reddy Ice"--claims to be the largest ice maker in the US. It is the same stuff you get at Dangling Rope.
Sunbeam, these are reefer containers on the barges at Dangling Rope--and they can be subject to many factors--but I would only expect the value of the ice to be the caloric value as it melts--very little value if the ice is at 22 or 31 degrees. By the time you get it back to your boat, it is already "sweating"!
I turned on the "damaged" WAECO, which we are gong to use as a freezer, when I started the unit, it was 87.5 degrees inside. We went to the grocery store, and got fishing licenses--about 2 hours. The temperature was 15.7 (digital lab thermometer), and the LCD reading was 16 degrees. Cannot ask for better than that!
I put 6 gallons of gas for the generator aboard, and we will see how long that lasts with the two chests running….The challenge, is getting all Marie has planed into those two chests! (We have a 22 cu foot frige/freezer in the RV--so 3.5 cubic is really going to be a challenge!
Wandering Sagebrush
Free Range Human
Bob,
Since Lake Powell is the last on the tour, I just used the Grand Slam signup sheet, even though we will only be able to catch Powell.
Sounds like the damaged freezer is doing just fine...
Steve
Since Lake Powell is the last on the tour, I just used the Grand Slam signup sheet, even though we will only be able to catch Powell.
Sounds like the damaged freezer is doing just fine...
Steve
Lost Petrel
New member
Wild Blue is planning on being there for the get together, launching from Wahweap around the 13th.
Tim
Tim
Okay, I see what you mean by "slush ice," and yep, that's what I've gotten too. Very white and aerated, not to mention the maddening "fake blocks." I had thought you meant it was slushy.
Makes me long for the ice plants in the tropics. Big buildings full of nothing but a huge, clear block of ice, which they would saw to whatever size you wanted. Now that stuff lasted!
Makes me long for the ice plants in the tropics. Big buildings full of nothing but a huge, clear block of ice, which they would saw to whatever size you wanted. Now that stuff lasted!