The final stop on our 400 mile journey today was Glen Canyon Dam, near Page, Arizona. The dam is 710 feet tall, only 6 feet shorter than the more famous Hoover Dam, and it is 350 feet thick at its foundation and 25 feet thick at the top. Lake Powell is the name of the impounded water, honoring John Wesley Powell, the explorer who first traversed the Green and Colorado (then called Grand) Rivers starting in 1869. The lake extends for over 150 miles and has covered over 90 side canyons in addition to Glen Canyon.
The bridge carrying traffic over the river is also a marvel, soaring 700 feet above the river and with a roadway measuring 30 feet wide and 1271 feet long.
Tomorrow we meet our Sierra Club group and begin our 6 day backpack trip in Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Photos and comments will be posted next weekend after the trip ends.
Tomorrow we meet our Sierra Club group and begin our 6 day backpack trip in Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Photos and comments will be posted next weekend after the trip ends.
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