Rising waters offer expanded Lake Powell exploration

Rising water levels at Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona line comes as a boon to boaters, who will be able to explore hidden coves and canyons that were inaccessible in recent years.

Castle Rock Cut a 12-mile shortcut leading north from Wahweap Marina, reopened recently for the first time in five years. The news is not so good, however, for some outdoor enthusiasts and environmentalists who hoped that water recession would expose features submerged when the lake was created, such as Cathedral in the Desert on the Escalante River, an up-lake tributary. About 100 miles north of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell is actually a reservoir on the Colorado River.