Around 9 I decided to finish 'glamming' up our site by putting out the awning mat, lounge chairs, the outdoor fireplace, and Malibu lights.
Around 10 am we decided to take a walk out to HWY 89 and back, which is about 3.2 miles round trip......
Walkin' the access road back from HWY 89
In order to get our total up to 4 miles we continued on past our site down to the bathhouse nearer the to the lake.....in all we covered 4.2 miles.
TLE needed to pick up some bottled water for the next two weeks so we drove into Page around 11 am. First we stopped at the local visitors center to pick up a few brochures, then it was off to lunch at Big John's Texas BBQ. We have some friends coming through Page around the first of April and we needed to check out a restaurant for lunch. There are not a lot of 'knock your socks' off restaurants in page, but Big John's gets 4 solid stars from Yelp on 98 reviews, so we decided that might be the place.
The cool smoker with the double semi 'stacks'....very cool.
Al Fresco dining with buckets of peanuts.....our kind of place
We ordered their sampler plate and a couple of Grand Canyon Amber Ales to chase the great BBQ, and was it ever good.....we sat outside (see above) and enjoyed the ambiance.........Forest and Cindy, if you read the blog, this is where we will meet you on April 1st!
After a quick stop at Walmart we were back home by 2 pm to enjoy the afternoon breezes and views. There was a message posted on my blog yesterday about how low the water level is getting here at Lake Powell, and it is way down, but after comparing a picture I took of Lone Rock a year ago with one taken this morning I think the lake is up slightly over last year at this time.....what is your opinion?
Taken in early April, 2014...note the exposed 'beach' on the right of the rock
Taken this morning, March 18th. 2015....the 'beach' on the right side is gone...the water is definitely a little higher than last year
Around 5 pm we decided to go outside with a bottle of wine to watch the colors change in the distance as the sun began its daily descent to the western horizon......like I said.....long view, big horizon!
We turned on the TV long enough to watch a two hour episode of Survivor, and were in bed by 10:30....at least I was.
Thanks for stopping by!
There's about 20' more water this year than last year. A graph showing the last five years is available at http://graphs.water-data.com/lakepowell/
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