We woke to clear blue sky and amazing views of Lake Mead...wow! After our usual start, showers and a big breakfast, Steve went outside to finish his set-up...barbecue, solar lights, awning and sunscreen...while I tried to figure out why our portable hard-drive wouldn't back up the pictures. I finally ended up erasing the whole disk and re-backing up all pictures on the laptop...which meant that Steve couldn't take any pictures until the back up was complete and he could format the camera. Well, the back-up took ages...and I basically couldn't do the work on the blog because the laptop was busy. Finally, it was done...and Steve went out to take his pictures and I spent the rest of the afternoon catching up on our blog.
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Here are pictures of our spot here on Government Wash. First of all is a map of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area....
Close up of the way in on Government Wash road from our site. This is a rough road about a mile long but if you take it slow it's very doable and the sights are worth it...Our site from the top of the road where it ends. There are three other roads that feed off of Government Wash road that lead lower down to many other camping areas and lake access...
Next few pics are close up views from the door side of trailer. Much of what you see before you would normally be under water if the lake was at full capacity. It is currently 131.74 feet below being full. About 96% of the water in Lake Mead is from melting snow that fell in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Water is released from the Hoover Dam to users (farms, homes and businesses) in Nevada, Arizona, California and northern Mexico.
That was our day...a gorgeous one with temps up to 77F/25C...
Isn't is amazing how low that lake is? Did you see how they had to extend the roads just to keep the launches open? You should try to hook up with Steve and Joan while you are there (FOSJ) they are a super nice couple workamping there just down the road.
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