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Glen Canyon Dam Tour – Alpine SoCal Rally Day 5 (Wahweap CG – Lake Powell Resort & Marina)

Day 5 of our Alpine SoCal Rally at Lake Powell consisted of a tour of the Glen Canyon Dam.

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The tour of the Dam was not an organized “pay-in-advance” tour like the other activities during this rally.  Anyone who wanted to go, simply went over to the Visitor Center at their convenience during the day and paid the $5 entrance fee.  Although, most people found out that the earlier they went – the better chance they had of getting on a tour.

Lake Powell Rally Schedule

I left a little after 8 AM on the Harley and arrived by 8:15.  This was still too late to get on the first tour of the day, so I had to hang-around inside the Visitor Center and wait for the 9:30 tour.  Some of the other Alpiners at our Rally weren’t able to get on that tour, so they made plans to do it later, or on another day.  Stilla decided not to go on the tour at all and stayed back at the Coach with our little dog “Coach”.  She was afraid the elevator or small passageways would be too claustrophobic for her.

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Here’s a picture of the Carl Hayden Visitor Center which is also the Glen Canyon Dam Tour entrance.

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The Glen Canyon Bridge:

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Inside the Visitor Center:

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The lobby had an awesome terrain model of the Lake Powell area:

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I watched one of films that was running in the auditorium until they announced the 9:30 tour.

Everyone had to go through airport-style screening and then we got on the elevator to take us to the top of the dam.

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Once we got on the top of the dam, our tour-guide showed us one of the original concrete buckets used during construction.

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Follow along on the rest of the tour:

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Looking down at the spillway.  Notice the tiny blue rafts in the picture below, we plan on taking one of those for a raft trip on Tuesday.

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Going down inside the dam:

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View of the Visitor Center from the bottom of the dam.

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Back on top of the dam, heading back to the Visitor Center.

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I saw this flotation ring cabinet on top of the dam… Good thing we didn’t have to use this, eh?

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Little lizard running around on top of the dam.

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I brought Stilla back later for a tour of the Visitor Center and then we rode around town on the Harley for a little while.  Lots of fun,

Back at the campground, there was a gathering for Jim Archer’s birthday… ice cream and cake, yummy!

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Happy Birthday Jim!  Jim is in the center of the pic below, and on the left in the pic above.

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Jim Archer.

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Later on, we all gathered again at our get-together site for “Social Hour” which went long… I think we socialized for several hours…

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Alpine ladies arrive together for “Social Hour”…

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Another great day with the Alpine SoCal group… check back tomorrow to see what we get into 🙂

 

 

Gearhead Session & Dinner Cruise – Alpine SoCal Rally Day 4 (Wahweap CG – Lake Powell Resort & Marina)

Saturday started off with yet another great breakfast spread courtesy of our wagonmaster(s) David & Nicole Guhsé.  They’re still on track to receive an A+ grade for their performance so far 🙂

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Our rally schedule for the day called for “no organized day time activity” until our Dinner Cruise aboard the Canyon Princess at 5 PM.  Agenda below:

Lake Powell Rally Schedule

However, before we did nothing for the day – we set up an impromptu “GearHead Session” after breakfast.

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A “GearHead Session” is simply a forum for members to discuss anything related to our beloved Alpines – usually of a mechanical nature.  There is a always a wealth of information to be gleaned from our members.  Subjects discussed during the session included, but were not limited to; tow bars, tow bar breakaway switches, receiver hitches, dual-pane window fogging, lubricants and sprays for steps & slideouts, water tank dump valves, and more.  It was a good session.

The rest of the day was pretty much a hang around do-nothing day that I used to finish up yesterday’s blog post.

At 4:30 PM all the Alpiners headed over to the Marina to get ready for our scheduled dinner cruise.

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A couple of our members showed up in the exact same shirt which got a good laugh.

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We hung around in the Lodge lobby until it was time to go down to the dock.

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That’s our ship on the lower left in the picture below.

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Some of us took the courtesy tram down to the ship…

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while others walked down…

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and here she is – the Canyon Princess:  The website says the following about this tour: While relaxing aboard the Canyon Princess, you will enjoy the breathtaking sunset on Lake Powell. This dinner cruise combines spectacular Wahweap Bay scenery with a delicious dining experience. The Canyon Princess Dinner Cruise includes a delightful menu made up of salad, breads, a variety of entree options, and choice of dessert. Your favorite beverage is available for purchase at the bar. This two-hour dinner cruise aboard the Canyon Princess is sure to provide you with special memories of your trip to Lake Powell.

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We boarded the ship for our two-hour tour… uh oh, did I say two-hour tour?  Hmmmm… sounds familiar somehow 🙂

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Lots of carp and some stripers were hanging out around the dock.

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We were all seated in the dining area and pretty much had the entire boat to ourselves except for a few other couples.

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Our menu:

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The dinner was great!

Now – enjoy some pictures of our evening dinner cruise:

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We returned to the dock all too soon.  It was an awesome evening!

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Back at the campground we walked around the campground loop with little dog “Coach” and stopped to admire Greg & Marcy Vaughan’s light show…

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It was a warm and pleasant evening.  Later, we hung out with a small gathering of our Alpine friends outside one of the Coaches until it was time to call it a night.

Check back tomorrow for a recap of Rally Day 5 which includes a tour of Glen Canyon Dam.