Sun up at Lake Powell
Lake Powell remains a controversial subject for people in the United States. For a visitor however it’s a wonderful sight this vast lake seemingly in the middle of the desert. The colours came out quite nicely on this early morning shot. Taken from my hotel room so no great work was involved in this work.
Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River, straddling the border between Utah and Arizona It’s the second largest man-made reservoir in maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead, Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the controversial Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination. The reservoir is named for explorer John Wesley Powell, a one-armed American Civil War veteran who explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869. In 1972, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area was established. It is public land managed by the National Park Service, and available to the public for recreational purposes.
Lake Powell is 186 miles long and has 1,960 miles of shoreline, which is longer than the entire west coast of the continental United States.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE A COMMENT IT’S MUCH APPRECIATED.
Sun up at Lake Powell
Lake Powell remains a controversial subject for people in the United States. For a visitor however it’s a wonderful sight this vast lake seemingly in the middle of the desert. The colours came out quite nicely on this early morning shot. Taken from my hotel room so no great work was involved in this work.
Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River, straddling the border between Utah and Arizona It’s the second largest man-made reservoir in maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead, Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the controversial Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination. The reservoir is named for explorer John Wesley Powell, a one-armed American Civil War veteran who explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869. In 1972, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area was established. It is public land managed by the National Park Service, and available to the public for recreational purposes.
Lake Powell is 186 miles long and has 1,960 miles of shoreline, which is longer than the entire west coast of the continental United States.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE A COMMENT IT’S MUCH APPRECIATED.