Lake Powell 2009

Just got back yesterday from Lake Powell--1946 mile round trip from Missoula. Absolutely fabulous--8 days crusing was not nearly enough. Was not able to make either C Brat get-to-gether, but did manage to meet and talk to several C-Brats. Ran into Pat Anderson at Dangling Rope Marina--and what kind of beer were you buying Pat? We watched See Saw almost get rolled by the Rainbow bridge sightseeing boat. Talked to Lyle later at the Stateline ramp when we pulled out and I guess Lyle and his wife had a very exciting ride when they caught the wake broadside--tough little boat! In Oak Canyon we chatted with George from Oregon in his Hobie Mirage kayak--quite a fishing machine. Lake Powell will definitely be on my calendar for next year.

John
 
I'm pleading the Fifth Amendment on that one! Well, you see...I really could not deal with disposing of Snoqualmie 22 oz bottles on the lake...ah, hell, you know, it was GD Utah 3.2% Budweiser, it was wet, cold and fizzy (and it was ALL Dangling Rope Marina store had). Will I be ex-communicated?

Grizzly":2fo0kmvr said:
Ran into Pat Anderson at Dangling Rope Marina--and what kind of beer were you buying Pat?
John
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What happened to summer? We are still wandering homeward and had great weather until today. Yesterday we were driving in 85 deg weather and this morning we had 34 deg with mixed rain and snow! Makes me want to turn around and head south again. We had a wonderful time at Lake Powell and many thanks to Chris-great job as usual.
 
Bill and I stumbled on some ancient art that after careful consideration, we determined it to be of the famous "Meat Eating Mastodon" first discovered by Elmo Stevenson, President of Southern Oregon College in the 1960's. Bill is explaining the significance of the find, and all are rapt in their attention, as evidenced by Chris in the left of the photo.

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A little different perspective on Powell.



I just returned home this afternoon. All I can say is "Wow"!

Maybe more tomorrow, after a good nights sleep. :wink:

Robbi
 
As the "newbies," the "minimalists," we want to thank everyone who helped us on the Lake Powell trip--especially Chris, the leader, and Bill and El, the gurus! It was a wonderful experience!
We stayed out 15 nights on See-Saw , the only 16-footer in the group. It was the first time we'd slept aboard and our first time on the water on Powell. We launched at Stateline on Sept. 11 and took out on Sept. 26. We covered 504 miles on the water and averaged 9 mpg.
We first met John in the Wahweap marina and then went out with Chris, Robbi, Bob, and Betsy on Sept. 17, and we took off again on our own on Sept. 22. (We just got back to Amarillo yesterday, Sept. 30.)
I think we saw (and/or visited with the owners of) 19 C-Dories, including our own. We were asked to send a list of those.
The ones we saw, besides our own See-Saw, were John on No-Name, Chris on Rana Verde, Bob and Betsy on Sea Pal, Bill and El on Halcyon, Pat and Patty on Daydream, Ken and Jane on CAVU, Jeff on Bossa Nova, Jim and Laurie on Laurna Jo, Brent and Dixie on Discovery, Russ and Toni on Traveler, Rick and Jan on Sea Lark, Hans and Marles on Rigi, Tom and Nancy on Jeanie P, Steve and Diana on Constant Craving, George and Jan on Sea Quest, Ken and Lynn on Wood Duck, and John on Grizzly. We also saw Frequent Sea in the Wahweap marina, but didn't meet the new owner. And Robbi of C-Run was with us, without either of her C-Dories, and Tex and Sharon, though they have a small houseboat, the Becky Thatcher, and are considering a C-Dory, and Rob and Paige (who like hanging out with C-Brats) on their Ranger tug named Machete Bettie.
It was an awesome trip, and we learned so much and got to know so many great folks that we'll never forget Lake Powell '09!
(We'll post a few pictures soon.)
Lyle and Janda
 
Lyle and Janda, add Jody on Voyager to your list. Glad to hear you made it home OK. We hope all the C-Brats get home safe and sound

Thanks again to Chris for herding the C-Brats. Chris is maybe still on the lake. He was off until 10/11.
 
Thanks a lot, Brent and Dixie, for reminding us to add Jody and his Voyager to our list! What would we have done without him--for saving us that huge beach to camp on? So that makes 20 C-Dories on our list!
(We're trying to figure out how to post our pictures, so stay tuned.)
Lyle and Janda
 
Thanks to everyone for such a great time. I only wish work would let me stay down there longer. Oh well just have to make more trips.
 
Excellent trip. Thanks everyone.

I put two photos in my album. Here are the thumbnails:

Our feraless leader Chris -

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And my boat Bossa Nova framed by an interesting driftwood sculpture someone left for us. It seems to fit the ancient indian artifact theme well.

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Jeff
 
Hey, Jeff,
It was nice meeting you on the trip. Good pics you've posted!
We finally figured out what we're doing, at least enough to post a Lake Powell album, with your Bossa Nova in some of those pics. (We've been trying for two days to post the album!)
Lyle and Janda
 
We have posted pictures from the fall '09 Lake Powell Gathering on our website. To head to Powell with us, click on:

http://www.geocities.com/bill_fiero/lakepowfall09.htm

Sorry if we left out anyone's picture on the posting - we weren't purposely trying to photograph everyone - just the way it came out. Send a picture if we missed you and we'll post it.

Sure was a great time together and in such a marvelous place. Our photos can't do justice to such a locale.
 
Russ and Toni (Traveler) just sent a coule of pix to us, with the promise of a CD to follow. I took about 125 pix, Russ says Toni took about 300 a DAY, and I can believe it. Anyway, I put those pix in the Lake Powell 2009 album, and like most pix from Lake Powell, they are pretty spectacular. This Russ in the slot at Smith Canyon.

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Now, I know every boat had at least one person taking pictures. Why, oh why, haven't you all posted some of them to the Lake Powell 2009 album??? Share them, please!!!!
 
I finally got around to making a panorama shot of the photos I took of the group of boats when we were at Explorer Canyon on the Escalante Arm, unless I'm remembering the names wrong.

It's in my photo album, which is small, so it's easy to find the photo.

The boats and background look proper, and so does the foreground, except if you were there, you'll realize the foreground is artificially "straightened" instead of being a big curve like it was. That's what happens to close up objects when you use panorama software. It's just amazing how well it works.

Jeff
 
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