Glen Canyon Dam Page

Eigentlich hätte der Titel dieses Blogeintrages "Und zum Frühstück bitte einmal Pringles Chips" lauten sollen, schließlich war es dieses typische und uns allen bekannte "knacken" das entsteht wenn man genüsslich Chips verzehrt, das mich am frühen Morgen eher unsanft weckte. Frühstückte die Bea doch tatsächlich Pringles Chips mit Cheddar Cheese …

Het is vandaag woensdag de 9e juli. Als ik dit schrijf is het al weer avond. Eindelijk kom ik er toe om weer een verslag te schrijven. Er ontbreken nog verslagen van 3 tot 8 juli. De redenen zijn simpel. We hebben in deze periode geen internet gehad en wat vervelender was ik heb even in de lappenmand gezeten. Gelukkig is alles weer in orde en …

We'd given ourselves the luxury of staying two nights here, so as we didn't have to pack up and move on today we had a bit of a lie in. It was quite an exciting day for us as we were going on a boat trip on Lake Powell. We'd missed out on boat trips in several of our other stops for one reason or another and were really hoping this would be worth …

Ended the day at Page, Arizona.  This is the location of Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam.  We stayed at a Best Western - Arizona Inn with a great view of the dam and bridge crossing over the Colorado River.  We ate at a good Mexican ...

... pretty and right smack in the middle of the desert.  We couldn't be bothered to do a boat trip so we just sat and looked at the view before driving to Glen Canyon dam and having a free tour which was interesting.  Back on the road ...

Glen Canyon Dam holding back the Colorado River creating Lake Powell.  We drove over the bridge to the west side for the pictures.  Alex was impressed with how tall the dam was and the arch bridge anchored into the side of the canyon ...

... nicht zum Leuchten bringen. Kurz vor dem Kraftwerk liegt jedenfalls Page, Arizona. Es geht über eine Brücke neben dem Glen Canyon Dam, der hier den Colorado River in den Lake Powell, den größten Stausee der USA, verwandelt. Dann ist die Fahrerei ...

... pool, which we had all to ourselves, the showered again, and went out for food. We had a little look at the Glen Canyon Dam, and parked at a viewpoint overlooking the Wahweap Marina. We the went to Strombolli's; an Italian restaurant in Page, where we ...

... rapidly-changing geologic landscape.     It was a beautiful drive, and we've stopped here in Page, Arizona for the night - home of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, the second largest lake in the country.   As the big-rock craggy ...

... is named for Chuck and his family and we feel quite at home here.  Lake Powell is here along with Glen Canyon and the Glen Canyon Dam.  I have never seen a dam so this was very impressive!  The photo below shows a tractor trailer driving ...

... but it wasn't always a tourist destination.  Before 1957 it was Navajo land unused for anything.  Then the Glen Canyon dam project started and it became a construction town for the hundreds of workers needed to build the dam. An agreement was ...

Spent the night in Page Az. not much there but the Canyon, the Glen Canyon Dam and Powell Lake.. pics to follow. Nice sites but not much more then that. Heading to Zion Park in southern Utah.. suppose to be some good fishing there..All is well ...

After driving for just over 3 hours, I stopped at Glen Canyon Dam to stretch my legs and a little bathroom break. While I was there I spent 20 minutes looking around Glen Canyon Dam, before getting back on the road heading for Hurricane ...