Lake Powell Yacht Club

News Release 9/6/2023: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Requesting Public Comments for Proposed Tiered Boat Pass Fees.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is seeking public comments regarding proposed changes to its recreational boat pass fees. The park is scoping a Tiered Boat Pass fee to better align a fee structure that will reflect costs associated with the needs of vessels utilizing Lake Powell.

The price of a boat pass will be based on vessel length instead of the current vessel flat rate structure of $50 per vessel. If approved, funds will be used to address deferred maintenance needs in our many locations that support boaters on Lake Powell.

Public comments will be accepted from September 6, 2023 through October 6, 2023. There will be an open house on September 20, 2023, from 6:30-7:30 pm Arizona time, at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Park Headquarters;
at 691 Scenic View 691 Scenic View Drive; Page, Arizona 86040.

For more information on the proposed fees or open house or to submit public comment, visit: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectId=115083

📷 NPS/ Image Description: a large, two-story houseboat beached next to a smaller motorized vessel on Lake Powell.

You can dock at Rainbow Bridge National Monument again!

Our staff has re-anchored the floating docks, walkways, and restrooms at the back of the canyon, providing access to the Rainbow Bridge trail. Enjoy the approximately 1.2-mile hike to the national monument. Prepare yourself for the walk and the heat with a nice floppy hat, good shoes, and loose clothes. Make sure your boat has enough gas to get there and back. There is no mid-lake fuel available. Stay up to date on lake-level operations at go.nps.gov/LPLake Read more about Rainbow Bridge National Monument here: https://www.nps.gov/rabr/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm

NPS Photo: Staff at the Rainbow Bridge observation area last week.

"A lot of people will get sick this year." - Navajo Hatááłii I once knew...

When I was a kid, we had a very wet spring, and an old medicine man said that to me...

It's the kind of wisdom that comes from living long enough to remember past events.

I've been expecting this "super-bloom" since January & I expect WAY more based on the wisdom of that old tribal healer, here's why:

This much moisture means seeds that have been waiting for years have all taken off.

BUT, that's just the first link in the food-chain.

Anyone remember the super-blooms of 2019? Remenber the grasshopper plague that followed?

Well, plants are first, next it'll be bugs, then rodents, then fuzzy's like bunnies, then the predators, etc, etc, etc...

More water early in the year, means more resources for the entire food chain...

Guys, that old Navajo Hatááłii knew what he talking about when he said a very wet spring meant more people would get sick...

This'll mean more hanta-virus from rodent poo, more bubonic plague from fleas, more rabid mamals, more snake encounters, etc, etc, etc...

Guys you're going to want to anticipate a possible insect invasion, and WAY more animals during your 2023 Powell trips...

I know I'll be WAY more deliberate with my own personal safety when it comes to animal encounters at Powell this season, you may want to be too...