Lake Powell

Another successful Lake Powell trip. Successful in that there were no serious injuries and no major boat problems. Add to that the fun and relaxation and you get a successful trip.

We went with our good friends the Slacks (hopefully they're still our good friends after being stuck with us for so long:). We camped in Knowels Canyon (or something like that). Our campground was a 2-story in that the boat was down on the beach and then we had to go up a steep hill to get to food, tables, and shade. So we still got our exercise.

We did lots of skiing, some wake boarding, lots of knee boarding and tubing. Obviously most of our pics were taken on the tube. The kids love it. Zack always wants to go slower, Kate asks to not go on the 'big waves' and Sage just fell asleep. This year Zack went on the knee board all by himself. He's starting to get old enough to do more of this boating stuff. He's actually a pretty good help now when we go. I thought I had figured out how to get up on a slalom ski, but for some reason I struggled. I managed to get up a couple of times after lots of tries. Really annoying. Jake of course, was his normal amazing self on anything he tried. He enjoyed skiing on the smooth water that's hard to find anywhere else. Zack caught his first fish. He was so excited. It was a catfish, which he says is his favorite fish because it has whiskers. We hiked up to see some super cool indian ruins. I've never seen anything like that. Pretty amazing.

So this was my second time doing the Lake Powell thing and every year I learn lots more about how to do Lake Powell. I grew up doing mostly mountain camping. This hot beach camping is a totally different beast. This year I learned about the importance of having good coolers and packing them well with ice. That didn't happen so well this year, so the majority of the trip we had warm drinks. Let's just say that warm drinks at super hot Lake Powell are not so good. Big lesson learned. I remembered what things are important to bring and what things aren't so important. And I remembered that its really hard to camp at Lake Powell, in the sand, in the heat, with kids. I've never experienced Lake Powell with a house boat, but I'm pretty sure I would enjoy it. In fact, I'm thinking maybe we should try Flaming Gorge trips for a few years until we accrue a house boat. We'll see. That heat was killer this year. Loved being able to just swim in the water when it was hot, but really wanted somewhere to go to get out of the heat. I am definitely of swedish ancestry. And I live in Midway. Moral of the story: I don't do heat.

Despite the heat, we really did have fun. It was nice to get away, relax, and enjoy the beauty of Lake Powell.

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