Lake Powell For Summer's Last Stand

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Conditions look almost perfect and so I'm heading to Lake Powell this weekend. Weather should be very nice. The only down side is the full moon. (I think fishing is better when the moon isn't bright.) Oh well, I can put up with that.

I am actually taking this trip on assignment from utah.com. My mission is to explore and photograph the remote San Juan arm of the lake. That is the only part of the lake I have not been on. After this weekend, hopefully, I'll be able to say I've poked into every canyon on the lake. I'll be blogging and writing about the adventure.

I had hoped to go fish Scofield this afternoon but I haven't been able to free up time. Maybe next week.

I debated between going to Powell and going to Zion Park. Can't go wrong with either choice. But Zion will continue to be attractive for several more weeks. This may be the last weekend at Powell that is warm enough to play in the water.

I've been creating short videos for utah.com, showing scenic adventures around Utah. I'm attempting to embed one here on houseboating lake Powell. Hopefully, the method we're using to present the videos lends itself to embedding. Click on it - I think it is working.

Now's a great time to houseboat Powell. We're moving into the shoulder season and so prices are coming down. Nights are cooling off and it is nice to be in a heated houseboat. Some of the top-of-the-line boats even have hot tubs and fireplaces. Now that's style.

Me, I'll be in a tent on the beach. But I enjoy that type of outing very much. Not a bad way to spend the weekend.

Last Trip With Summer-Like Conditions

With the weatherman forecasting beautiful conditions later this week and this weekend, I'm scrambling to plan trips to take advantage of what could be the last summer-like weekend.

Southern Utah temperatures will be pushing into the mid-80s. We will yet have many nice weekends for fishing, hiking, biking and exploring, but this may be the last weekend with temperatures warm enough to enjoy playing in the water at Lake Powell and the Zion Park slot canyons.

What to do... What to do...

I think I'll fish Scofield on Wednesday afternoon. Sneak out of work a little early and take advantage of the sunshine. Reports say fishing there has been very good.

For the weekend, I'm debating between Zion and Powell. Can't go wrong with either of those places.

My boss at utah.com has been talking about sending me to remote parts of the state to do a "Where's Dave" column for our monthly newsletter. I'll see if he really wants to get that going. If he does, I'll try to make this weekend's trip include a destination he wants me to cover.

Last week he had me taking photos around Ogden City, and in the adjoining canyons. The waterfall photo above came from that trip. Here are more.