Lake Powell is one of the most incredible lakes I’ve ever visited. This man-made reservoir straddles the border between Utah and Arizona and has over 2,000 miles of shoreline. That’s a lot of shoreline–more than the combined Pacific Coast states. Yowzers! When you’re here, if your kids fight, make them walk the perimeter of the lake for punishment. I bet they’ll learn their lesson. Yuck, yuck,yuck.
This lake is the 2nd largest man-made lake in the U.S. behind Lake Mead in Nevada. It was named in honor of a one-armed American Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell, who led the 1st expedition down the Colorado River in 1869. If you want to read a good book about it, read Down the Great Unknown by Edward Dolnick. You won’t regret it.
We went with our relatives who have a timeshare on a houseboat. Continue reading
