We stopped along the way in Kanab, Utah, whose claim to fame to date was that a lot of Western movies have been shot there (hence they call themselves Little Hollywood). However, from now on another news item will have to be added to Kanab’s credentials – it’s there that Fiona finally lost her first wobbly tooth. A piece for the Southern Utah News, no doubt!
Speaking of the Southern Utah News (which is a weekly paper), we couldn’t help smiling when we saw on page 1 of the current issue under the “weather” section the comment “No weather available this week”. Anyways, for all we know it’s been hot (certainly during the daytime)...
We celebrated that fact that we are now travelling lighter (i.e. without Fiona’s front tooth) with a proper lunch at Houston’s Trail Ends restaurant, where the waitress reminded us with her outfit (incl. a proper gun in holster) that we are in the Wild West. So we made sure we left a big enough tip...just in case.
Before we arrived at our next stop (Wahweap Campground at Lake Powell, near Page, Arizona) we already noticed an ever-increasing number of boats being towed on the roads in what could at best be described as an almost desert-like landscape. The solution was, of course, that we were approaching Lake Powell, the artificial lake that was created in the early 60s after President Eisenhower approved the construction of the Glen Canyon dam near Page. (Not to be confused with the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, which are both further West, even though of all them feed of the same river, the Colorado).
Lake Powell was a nice refreshing surprise with not only lots of boats, but also some beaches, which were most welcomed, given the heat during the day. Quite a surreal setting to have this barren landscape and in the midst of it Lake Powell...
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