Glen Canyon Dam + Lone Rock

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Left the campground about 9 am heading for Page. Went to Wal-Mart, Basha’s grocery store, an excellent place to shop, filled up with gas and propane, ate our Basha’s take-out lunch of burritos, washed the camper, I got a haircut then we went to the Post Office to get the mail. Took care of all our chores by about 2 pm. Then we went to the Carl Hayden Visitor Center, i.e. the Glen Canyon Dam. Just as we went in, a tour of the dam was starting. We joined in. Very interesting. We went all the way to the lowest level of the dam. Saw the turbines and huge generators.
After the tour, we went to the Lone Rock primitive camping area. This time of year there is no charge. You simply park anywhere on the beach you care to. This is among the most beautiful campsites ever. If Gopher could speak out, she’d probably say it was her favorite campsite to date. No lease required, a huge fresh water lake and lots of open space to run. As the day went on, it became very windy. Probably in the 25 to 35 mph range. Tumbleweeds were blowing everywhere. Gopher chased them until I guess she decided it wasn’t as much fun just chasing a weed as chasing another dog.
There was a guy zipping around the beach with a scooter towed by a large kite. Another couple with two retrievers of some type, incessantly chasing their water toy. A guy with a small sailboat. A lady driving an ATV with her Border Collie as the passenger. A thoroughly enjoyable day. We’ll be here through Thursday.