Wednesday, September 11 took us from the Zuni Pueblo to Page, Arizona, about a 300 mile drive, but with an unanticipated twist, a twelve mile unpaved section of Indian Route 59 that I was not sure we were going to make it across.
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| Don't let the looks fool you, yes, this road was graded, but it was also washboarded and silted, yeehaw!! |
But we did, although both the car and we were covered in red dust by the time we arrived at Lake Powell outside of Page. In the morning I will pull the air filter and give it a curbside cleaning.
Notwithstanding that portion, it was a very fast (don’t ask) drive, and we got into Page in time to take a tour of the Glen Canyon Dam. We’ve been through here before, but never took the time to do the tour.
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| The shape of the dam is designed to divert water pressure from the center to the canyon sides |
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| The bridge was a project of its own |
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| Lake Powell, looking from the dam east |
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| Our tour guide was Page from Page, as she describes herself. Here showing one of the original turbines for hydroelectric generation. They have been replaced by stainless steel wheels. |
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| Power generation is secondary to water management, but these turbines provide electricity for 2,000,000 across the west. |
Dinner was at Big John’s Texas style barbecue. The place is insanely popular with a great vibe. The food was good, but not as good as the best Texas BBQ ever, the Wagon Wheel in Ozona, Texas.
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