Ticaboo Canyon

Saturday, April 26. Same weather... sunny, warm and windy. This morning we pulled out of Forgotten Canyon and crossed the main channel over to Smith Fork Canyon. Then back across and upstream a mile or so to Knowles Canyon. Saw a houseboat and tent camper. It’s the weekend, and several of these canyons are within 10 miles of Bullfrog Bay. Next canyon was Cedar Canyon. More houseboats and tent campers. (Most the tent campers are very likely some of the numerous fishing boats we’ve seen.) Further upstream into Warm Springs Canyon. After that came Sevenmile Canyon. Went all the way to the end where it required a tight turn around. As you look at some of my earlier photos you may have wondered how we get turned around when we get into a narrow space and can’t go any farther. Well, we either back out until it’s wide enough to turn, or as I’ve done a few times, I’ll stick my bow into the bank and spin the stern around, if I have at least a boat length of space. Also, winds can be useful, or play havoc! Not good if they are pushing the boat farther into the shallows. In that case, it’s best to back up until you have the space to turn without getting blown into the rocks or shallows! Passed through Good Hope Bay, which is a part of Lake Powell towards the north end that opens up into a wide bay. We anchored/beached at the mouth of Ticaboo Canyon. However, the winds were not dying down much, and tired of the sand blowing off the beach, I came over to a small cove just beyond where we were, while Bill just pulled his beach stakes holding Mystery Girl’s stern. So we are both just bow anchored for the night. Tomorrow’s plan is to see how much farther we can get on the main channel. I don’t plan to enter any of the last couple of canyons along the way, to conserve fuel and time. Trachyte Canyon is 13 miles upstream, and we suspect we will run out of lake before there. That is only 4 miles from Hite, which was dry five years ago. The current Lake Powell water level is 3558. (You can check Lake Powell’s water levels here: https://lakepowell.water-data.com/) Sometime tomorrow I’ll turn around and start my trip back to Wahweap, to pull out on Wednesday.Baca lagi