March 4, 2026

We have been in Page, AZ for a few days now. Took a drive yesterday to Lone Rock National Park. The Park  has huge beaches on Lake Powell. From were we parked the Jeep it took Diane about 7 minutes to walk to the edge of the beach. There were several campers parked on the beach boon docking. It is a beautiful area but the water level has gone down 32 to 36 feet since last year. I have attached a picture from 2025 and from yesterday .

March 2025

March 2026

  Since 2017 Lake Powell has dropped by 98 feet and is actually operating at about 25% to 30% of its capacity or 148 feet below full capacity. 

Here are some more pictures of the area.





 What is nice about this park is that they have an Off Road area that goes up and down some steep hills and through the sand. We had to try it this year as we did not last year. Diane had to get out several times as we crested the top of a hill to see which direction I should turn my tires as I could not see anything but blue sky. Always fun to do a little Jeeping.

Budddy got a bath this morning as he was digging his nose in the sand yesterday.

 

Buddy is taking it easy after his bath. 

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