Another sunny, hot day. We had breakfast early this morning, 0600. At 0630 we loaded up our bags and headed for the Glen Canyon Dam. We are going on a 16 mile raft trip down the Colorado River.
The trip started immediately downstream of the dam. The trip was great. Vertical rock walls were located on both sides of the river. At the dam the walls were 750 feet high. Ten miles downstream the walls were 1000 feet high. Our guide and raft driver gave us a running dialog about the geologic formation of the canyon and wildlife along the canyon. We were looking for big horn sheep but did not see any. We stopped at one spot along the trip to view some Indian wall graffiti. The graffiti was over 1000 years old. The termini of the trip was at the start of the Grand Canyon.
After the trip we got on the bus and headed for Lake Powell. Lake Powell is the impoundment created by the Glen Canyon Dam. Tonight we are staying at the Wahweap Lodge on Lake Powell. Lunch was a buffet at the Lodge.
In the PM we visited the Visitor Center at the dam and had several lectures on the dam and surrounding area. I rate the raft trip at a 3.92. The trip through the canyon was a first for me.
In the evening we visited a Navajo culture center and had a Navajo meal. We saw native dances and had several lectures on Navajo life. I rated this part only 2.5. I cannot get photos to this page so please see Float trip photos.
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