Or should I say dam on the Colorado (River)?

In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was completed, and over the course of the next 17 years, the 580-foot dam backed up the river for 168 miles, creating Lake Powell.

Today, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (aka, Lake Powell) is visited by two million people each year. While some just come for the day to boat or fish, it’s more common to spend a week up lake camping or on one of the many houseboats. Like with land-based houses, houseboats range from the old, small, and run-down to multi-million-dollar, massive works of nautical art. Want to get a feel for what that looks like?… Google’s got you covered.

This is Wahweap Marina, not far from Page, AZ, and where our boat is moored. If you look really closely on the far right, you can see it. 😉 The Colorado didn’t go through this area directly, rather Wahweap Bay is flood waters from the dam.

We’ve been going to Lake Powell each year since 2009, and it continues to be one of our favorite places and a staple of family time. Here are a few snippets from the past.

If you make it through all these pics, you’ll see a real picture of a dinosaur footprint. From the National Park Service:

A single dinosaur footprint, likely a Dilophosaurus, lies in the second viewing area, closest to the bridge. This two legged, three-toed carnivorous dinosaur walked through this area 190-200 million years ago. The footprint is roughly 15 yards to the immediate right when you step off the paved trail onto the sandstone viewing area.