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Slot Canyons Via Rowboat?

Here's some pics from my recent two week rowboat trip on Lake Powell, formerly known as the Glen Canyon of the Colorado. The Escalante Arm is the second largest tributary over the 175 river miles damned. I am a fan of mixed outdoor usage, but in this particular location one can't help but feel the loss - even if what remains still has a beauty of its own.

It has been a cold spring, so the start of the trip was delayed a bit, starting just before Memorial Day. As it was the trip was a bit too hot, but rowing first thing in the morning helped a lot, as well as avoiding the worst of the powerboaters. Wind is pretty much unavoidable in the spring, but it too is much reduced in the morning.

The last picture in the show is Bishop Canyon, a tributary of Willow Gulch. Bishop was inaccessible above the lake due driftwood and rising lake levels - and my turnaround point. I was able to hike in Davis Gulch and Fiftymile Creek.

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