WESTERN GATEWAYS
Spring 1965
Lake Powell Issue

A delightful vintage magazine for a look into history

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Table of Contents:

• Scenic Lake Powell - by K.C. Den Dooven -
  Sitting in the plane at the end of the runway, I could see Tower Butte to my right and Navajo Mountain beyond. From the bird's eye view, providing one a look at nature of work throughout the ages. . . we head up Lake Powell, in the Crossing of the Fathers area, lake Powell is already two and a half to three miles wide.
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• Yours to Discover - Lake Powell - by Floyd Dominy -
  Floyd E. Dominy is Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. He writes about a dam and a lake together producing water for both fun and use. As commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, I was responsible for building Glen Canyon Dam and the subsequent formation of Lake Powell.
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• What You'll Find at Hite - -
  Located at the upper end of Lake Powell, Hite serves he area s an important recreation spot as well as the highway link from northern Utah heading into San Juan county. Hite Ferry has been operated for years as pat of Utah Highway 95, where it crosses the Colorado River.
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• What You'll find at Hall's Crossing - -
  Hall's Crossing has a 4800 foot runway, a tie down for a dozen plans and aviation fuel. Hall's Crossing is located on the south side of Lake Powell, 105 miles up the lake from Glen Canyon Dam. The distance to Rainbow Bridge is 56 miles
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• What You'll Find at Rainbow Bridge - -
  Of all the rock formations in the world, Rainbow Bridge is by far the greatest spectacle in the world. Its arch is so perfect and symmetrical that Rainbow Bridge itself is a work of architectural beauty. Beneath it you could fit the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. with room to spare.
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• What You'll Find at Wahweap and Page - -
  Wahweap is the largest and most developed of the marinas on lake Powell. It is 5 miles back from Glen Canyon Dam. It is the first boat launching facility on Lake Po well..
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• What You'll Find at Lee's Ferry - -
  Located on the Colorado River 15 miles below the Glen Canyon Dam, the Lee's Ferry site offers much in the way of recreation and history. The area is a part of the Lake Powell system.
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• The Fishing is Fabulous in Lake Powell - Al Ball -
  The clear blue water of beautiful Lake Powell, at page, Arizona, has backed an amazing 165 miles, penetrating myriad side canyons to depths of eight or ten miles. Some of the side canyons -- Navajo, Wahweap, Warm Creek, Last Chance, the Escalante -- are as large as many lakes themselves. Like to catch a seven pound trout? Meet a guy who did, at Lake Powell.
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• Highway Map for the Lake Powell Area - -
  Utah and Arizona the map includes highways from Gunnison to Tuba City. Rainbow Bridge, Wahweap, Glen Canyon Bridge, Hite, Canyonlands National park, Mexican Hat, Blanding and Arches National Monument
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• Detailed FREE Map of Lake Powell - -
  Showing the lake as it is at the present elevation of 3500 feet. This map is drawn from U. s. Geological Survey maps. Lake Powell will eventually reach a level of 3700 feet. Includes Rainbow Bridge National monument and hall's Crossing with Marble Canyon and Lee's Ferry at one end and Hite Marina at the other.
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• Canyonlands National Park - -
  Canyonlands National Park--On September 12, 1964, the President signed this park into existence. An introduction to America's newest Park, located in Southeastern Utah, just above Lake Powell.
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• The Old Mormon Trail Revisited - by Scott Blickenstaff -
  The Blanding Explorer Scouts place a visitors register for those coming in by Jeep or boat. One of the dugways in Slick Rock Hill that the Mormon pioneers cut and blasted out so that their covered wagons could get through the rough country. The route down through the Hole-in-the-Rock is written up the most on this side of the Colorado River.
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