Lake Mead

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Gregg9020

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I have seen a few posts of Lake Mead, and other lakes, and I want to know is the sailing worth pulling my boat 640+ miles to sail the lake? I am willing to spend a week or so down there, but is the sailing worth it? I can also go to Lake Tahoe, and sail, I know it doesn't have quite the senerey (sp), but it is a lot closer for a week. What should I do? I am in Northern Cal, in the wine country, and I sail the bay all the time, but I am looking for some new water to sail in on occasion. Mead is 640+ miles from me, and will take a while to get there, were as Tahoe is about 200 miles and a lot less time. Can anyone help me decide??? The landscape at mead looks awesome, but is it worth the travel time?????

Thanks,

Gregg
 
Sumner

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If you wanted the scenery I would go a couple hundred miles further than Mead and go to Lake Powell and put in at Bull Frog south of Hanksville, UT. If you get up to the 640 miles you are probably talking two days on the road anyway and you could then do Powell in the two days travel.

The sailing isn't great on Powell, but it is probably the most scenic canyon country lake you could ever go to. Check out Walt's pictures....



http://analogengineering.com/sail/powell/

Also check this link......



http://www.vycsd.com/

.............and click on the "view club pictures here" picture down on the right side.

I live near there and we just sailed the first time over in Colo., but hope to get to Lake Powell soon,

Sum
 
caguy

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Sep 22, 2006
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Sumner said:
If you wanted the scenery I would go a couple hundred miles further than Mead and go to Lake Powell and put in at Bull Frog south of Hanksville, UT. If you get up to the 640 miles you are probably talking two days on the road anyway and you could then do Powell in the two days travel.

The sailing isn't great on Powell, but it is probably the most scenic canyon country lake you could ever go to. Check out Walt's pictures....Sum
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What are the best months for Lake Powell, re weather, water levels etc?
Soundsl like a ROAD TRIP GREGG!
 
Sumner

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Jan 31, 2009
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Powell is at about 4000 feet, so it can be hot there, 110+ at times in June-August. I've seen average temps for there posted like these.....

http://www.canyon-country.com/lakepowell/weather.htm

Spring, April-May is nice here, but the weather can be great or not so great. I think the very best time of the year is the last 2 weeks of Sept. through the first couple weeks of October. Now if you wanted to be in the water and like hotter water like I do you might want to think about just Sept. August can be a wet month, by our standards, but just thunder storms moving through that don't last long, but can dump large amounts of water.

The water would probably be highest in June, but the lake has been low for years, but not nearly as low as it was 5-6 years ago.

The logical point of entrance for you would be Page. Since the lake level there is closer to the top of the main canyon you have to get a ways up the lake to get the really high walls off of the water like if you put in at Bull Frog/Halls Crossing, but as you can see from Blake's photos it is really nice down there also.

c ya and let us know if you go,

Sum
 
caguy

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I have actually had my wife asking about going. These pictures will really help.
Thanks.
 
Sumner

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caguy said:
I have actually had my wife asking about going. These pictures will really help.
Thanks.
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In case you didn't find them here is 150 of them......

http://vycsd.shutterfly.com/3341

.......... and here is a site with the water levels......

http://lakepowell.water-data.com/

........ don't be too concerned about it being 82 feet down as it was about 140 down a few years ago and the 80-90 has been more normal for the last 10 years or so I believe it is still almost 500 feet deep at the dam.

From this site.....

http://www.arizona-leisure.com/lake-powell-page-arizona.html

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Lake Powell is the second-largest man-made lake in the United States with almost 2,000 miles of shoreline which is more than the combined coastline of the Pacific Coast states. It is over 180 miles long, more than 400 feet deep and is surrounded by the startling beauty of colorful rock canyon walls, rose colored sandy beaches and a night sky brilliant with shimmering stars. This breathtaking landscape extends from Page Arizona into southern Utah. Lake Powell is so vast, it would take years on the lake to experience its entirety.
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c ya,

Sum
 
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Gregg9020 said:
I have seen a few posts of Lake Mead, and other lakes, and I want to know is the sailing worth pulling my boat 640+ miles to sail the lake? I am willing to spend a week or so down there, but is the sailing worth it? I can also go to Lake Tahoe, and sail, I know it doesn't have quite the senerey (sp), but it is a lot closer for a week. What should I do? I am in Northern Cal, in the wine country, and I sail the bay all the time, but I am looking for some new water to sail in on occasion. Mead is 640+ miles from me, and will take a while to get there, were as Tahoe is about 200 miles and a lot less time. Can anyone help me decide??? The landscape at mead looks awesome, but is it worth the travel time?????

Thanks,

Gregg
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Consider Klamath Lake in extreme south central Oregon. There is a very friendly little kinda rundown yacht club at Klamath Falls. Beautiful, but shallow lake. Be certain to spend a full day at nearby Crater Lake. It is inaccessble for sailing, but the most beautiful lake I've ever laid eyes on.
 
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