Lake Powell, 2004- Base Camp

 

  
Base camp (near mile 44 on the south side)

    

 

During this trip the water surface elevation for the lake was 3587, which is 113 feet below the full elevation level of 3700 (due to five years of drought in the Colorado River Basin).  As a result, there is roughly 100 foot band of rock which is lighter in color from being submerged in the past (see picture below).

   

  

 

 

 


The view from base camp

 

 

 

 

 

 


Top deck of the houseboat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    


  

  

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 


Jim

 

   

 

 


Andrea

 

 

 

 


Staci and Melisa explore the 
entrance to the slot canyon

 

 


I climbed up the slot canyon by pressing my back
against one wall and my feet against the other wall.

 

 


Eric and Jen et al.

 

 


Scrabble on the top deck

 

 

 


Alan and Michelle contemplate the scrabble board

  

  


Melisa reads Atlas Shrugged, Andrea plays scrabble

 

 

 



R & R: Larry and Eric recline and read on the top deck

 

 

 

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