Glen Canyon National Recreation Area/Lake Powell
Lake Powell is a lake which was created on the Colorado River for a water supply, reservoir, power generation and recreation. We stayed at Halls Crossing where the daytime temperatures ranged from 102 degrees to 106 degrees. Night time temperatures did get down to the low 70’s. When we were at Glen Canyon Dam we were at the start of the lake and we did, in our travels, reach Hite, Utah which is at the top of Lake Powell. Lake Powell backs up the waters of the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam about 185 miles. The area of Halls Crossing and Bull Frog Bay are isolated areas, about 100 miles from the nearest town with a grocery store. Diesel generators are used to supply power to the 2 campgrounds and 2 mariners. There are mobile homes for rent and are used by the employees. This is houseboat paradise. There must be a thousand houseboats between the mariners, rentals and people bringing them in on trailers. Since the lake depends on the Colorado River for water, the lake’s elevation can vary from year to year as much as 50 feet. With this type of variation it is impossible to have beaches for swimming. The houseboats and boats are ideal in order to go onto the lake and be able to swim from. From our standpoint, there was very little to do here. Bob did kayak though and we did take the ferry ride from Halls Cross to Bull Frog to have lunch at one of the 2 restaurants in this immediate area. If you are not a boater this is not area one would want to visit. We now know what it is to be in the desert on a lake with 100 plus degree temperatures.
Lake Powell is a lake which was created on the Colorado River for a water supply, reservoir, power generation and recreation. We stayed at Halls Crossing where the daytime temperatures ranged from 102 degrees to 106 degrees. Night time temperatures did get down to the low 70’s. When we were at Glen Canyon Dam we were at the start of the lake and we did, in our travels, reach Hite, Utah which is at the top of Lake Powell. Lake Powell backs up the waters of the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam about 185 miles. The area of Halls Crossing and Bull Frog Bay are isolated areas, about 100 miles from the nearest town with a grocery store. Diesel generators are used to supply power to the 2 campgrounds and 2 mariners. There are mobile homes for rent and are used by the employees. This is houseboat paradise. There must be a thousand houseboats between the mariners, rentals and people bringing them in on trailers. Since the lake depends on the Colorado River for water, the lake’s elevation can vary from year to year as much as 50 feet. With this type of variation it is impossible to have beaches for swimming. The houseboats and boats are ideal in order to go onto the lake and be able to swim from. From our standpoint, there was very little to do here. Bob did kayak though and we did take the ferry ride from Halls Cross to Bull Frog to have lunch at one of the 2 restaurants in this immediate area. If you are not a boater this is not area one would want to visit. We now know what it is to be in the desert on a lake with 100 plus degree temperatures.
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