Professional landscape photographer Gary Ladd took the following pictures of our January 2011, week long trip, on Lake Powell. The lake is located on the Utah/Arizona state line. The colors and lighting caught in this photograph are an example of what makes Gary a very special photographer.
That's me on the stern of Ticaboo, taking pictures, while floating on an orange lake. On Lake Powell this is how you beach a boat. Two lines off the stern cleats, at a 45 degree angle, are attached to long spikes, driven into the gravel & sand beach. When winds were expected, during the night, we put out a 40 lb. Danforth anchor and buried it on the beach, tied off to a center, forward, cleat, or the bow eye.
I dropped Gary off on an island in Padre Bay, so he could take a picture of Ticaboo, on her first journey under sail. Ticaboo came from the factory as a trawler and I converted her into a motor-sailor. The large butte in the background is Dominquez Rock, named for a padre, who crossed the Colorado River, near this location, with padre Escalante in 1776.
Ticaboo at our campsite in Oak Bay. The glow of a light in the forward cabin adds a cozy feeling to a very cool January evening. Night time temperatures dropped into the upper 20s, while daytime temps ranged from the upper 40s to low 50s.
Ticaboo dwarfed by 400' cliffs in Annie's Canyon. The seeps in the canyon wall support "hanging gardens" containing plants not usually found in a high desert environment.
The sky and clouds are reflected in a glassy lake, near the Rincon, on the main channel of Lake Powell. The main channel of the lake follows the old course of the Colorado River through Glen Canyon.
That last photo is stunning
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