09/21 Lake Powell September 2013 Gathering

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Chris

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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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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.
 
Is it this one? (Caption read: "C-Pod at Fortymile Canyon.")

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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.
 
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.
 
Chris":qh6q1mnw said:
Sunbeam...that's the one...Willow Creek is in Fortymile. Didn't have any trouble finding firewood that night!
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It looks fantastic. I can't wait to get back to the lake :thup

Chris":qh6q1mnw said:
Thanks for the lesson...I almost had it...but one little step...and no go.
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Feel free to shoot me a PM if you want to try to get over the hump :D

Sunbeam
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
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/t ... 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
 
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/t ... 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
 
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.
 
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,

Sue and I spent four days on the lake over Memorial Day weekend. We had fantastic weather and the water temp was about 68 degrees. You are going to find plenty of new places to beach the boat with the water level down. Have a great time. Hope to see you in September.

Bill
 
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An amazing shot of the work at Castle Rock Cut, Lake Powell...trying to keep it open with the low water levels. The water is now on the rise and should flood this area soon.
 
Here's another shot. I think they cut it down to 3600 feet. On June 4th the water was at 3599.79 and it looks like it's starting to taper off. Might not be useable this year. Looks like Maytag straights is the way you will have to go to get up lake.

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The lake level came up about 4" in the week we were there. Normally a this time of the year it would have been more than 1'. I don't think the cut will be usable this fall, probably 10' or more out of the water. Fishing was good. Caught Large and Small Mouth Bass and Stripers. Went as far north as Ticaboo and as far south as Lake Canyon. The heat finally sent us home a day early. It was 100+ most days and shade was hard to find. We traveled 99 miles on the water and used 46 gallons of gas. 2.15 MPG.
 
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