Saturday September 9th 2017

This was the first truly rainy day I’ve had since June. It started raining light but steady last night around midnight and continued through early afternoon today. When I got up this morning it was very foggy, but by late afternoon the sun came out and brightened things up.

Sightseeing was not in the cards for today. I spent much of the day watching the Weather Channels coverage of hurricane Irma. The combination of Information, Instruction, Warning and Reassurance is strangely compelling. Hopefully, people will be smart and safe. Property can be replaced.

I’m including more pictures of yesterday’s boat excursion on Lake Powell in this blog entry. I really enjoyed the trip to Rainbow Bridge. It is interesting to think what it would have been like before 1963 when the dam filled Glen Canyon to create Lake Powell. The fact that this massive body of water has been around for less time than I’ve been alive is hard to contemplate.

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Late in the day today I took advantage of the returned sunshine to walk to one of the boat launch areas. There were many people putting water craft of every type in the water. I saw everything from canoes and kayaks to high speed boats. The National Recreation area is definitely a draw for people wanting to play on the water.