Lake Powell

Alisha says: Dave was headed off to Atlanta for a work conference so Skye and I decided to join my family for a short trip to Lake Powell. I debated going because it would mean a five hour drive with just Skye but ultimately the lake sounded much more fun than staying home so off we went. We got there in the evening and camped out in the parking lot because it was too late to launch. Skye and I slept pretty good in the back of the honda while everyone else slept in the boat. The next morning we launched early in the morning under overcast skies. I was a little worried that Skye would hate having to wear her life jacket all the time but she did really well and liked being on the boat. We drove around and some people fished for a bit before we looked around for a place to set up camp. We found a spot where the kids could swim and had some nice sand and got settled in. Skye loved playing in the water and sand with Brody and Elsie. Brody was really good to help watch Skye and take care of her, he has a really cute caring personality. That night Skye and I had a tent set up on the beach and everyone else was sleeping in the boat. We settled in and slept good until 11:00 pm when the wind started blowing a lot and there was a bunch of thunder and lightning. Then came the rain which turned into a serious downpour. The sides of the tent were totally caved in from the wind and the rain fly was flapping all around and not really doing its job so rain was coming in the tent. I thought the tent was going to bust and at one point I was laying on my back with my arms and feet outstretched holding out the sides of the tent. Luckily we were on some little blow up rafts because the floor of the tent was getting really soggy so I moved all our stuff onto the rafts and tucked one blanket under some other stuff so that it might stay dry because once the rain stopped the blanket we were using was not going to be very useful. I debated on if we should stay in the tent or make a run for the boat but I knew they were dealing with the same situation there and that it would be really crowded and if we left the tent would definitely blow away so I decided we should just stay put. Skye was somehow still sleeping. It was scary but I also knew that we would be okay although nothing I ever want to experience again. The main storm lasted a little over an hour and then things calmed down a little. My dad came out to check on us and told me that they were all wet but okay also. Another smaller but still wet and windy storm came though a little later. In the morning we all told our crazy stories from the night and even had a little laugh about it. We tried to dry things out a little before packing up camp and heading towards the dam and power intake area to do some fishing. Fishing was kind of a bust as they only caught one small catfish but it was just fun to be out on the water and I love just cruising along for a boat ride. There were afternoon storms in the forecast so when it started getting cloudy we headed for the boat dock. Skye was tired out from the trip and did much better on the drive home. Although it was a short trip I was still glad that we went. I loved being on the lake with my family, it reminded me of all our trips when I was a kid.