This is a trip that myself and one other Jeep did two weeks before we did the Baja, Mexico Trip.
It was a pre-run of a trip that is scheduled for the main group to do next August 2013.
Our plan for this run was to start at Lake Powell and follow the north bank of the Colorado River down to Lake Mead, visiting as many overlook points as we could reach in a Jeep. On the river, the run from Lake Powell to Lake Mead is about 300 river miles, but in a Jeep this would take about 700 miles, most of which would be on dirt.
On the way to Kanab, UT I stopped overnight in Ely, NV and went for a ride on the Northern Nevada Railway Steam Train.
If you go to Ely you have to ride the Steam Train it was great fun:

Monday, August 27, 2012. Kanab, UT to Lake Powell, AZ
Our first stop was at the BLM Office in Kanab, UT, where we entered the daily lottery for permits to the Wave in Coyote Butte. The BLM only allows 20 visitors per day to the site. We were lucky; we won one of the permits to visit the Wave the next day. After receiving the permit, some maps, and some hiking tips from the BLM Ranger, we spent the rest of the day exploring the area around Kanab.
We went to the Hog Canyon OHV area along the ridge above Kanab. There are numerous Jeep, ATV and motorcycle trails in the area.

After lunch in Kanab, we headed east toward Lake Powell. We took a side trip to visit the Paria Movie Set, where a number of western films were shot. All that remains of the movie set are a few foundations. An unexpected side benefit of the trip were the colorful and scenic canyon walls:

That night, we set up camp at Lone Rock Beach Campground at Lake Powell. The elevation of Lake Powell was 3,624’ and the temperature was in the high 90s.

It was a pre-run of a trip that is scheduled for the main group to do next August 2013.
Our plan for this run was to start at Lake Powell and follow the north bank of the Colorado River down to Lake Mead, visiting as many overlook points as we could reach in a Jeep. On the river, the run from Lake Powell to Lake Mead is about 300 river miles, but in a Jeep this would take about 700 miles, most of which would be on dirt.
On the way to Kanab, UT I stopped overnight in Ely, NV and went for a ride on the Northern Nevada Railway Steam Train.
If you go to Ely you have to ride the Steam Train it was great fun:

Monday, August 27, 2012. Kanab, UT to Lake Powell, AZ
Our first stop was at the BLM Office in Kanab, UT, where we entered the daily lottery for permits to the Wave in Coyote Butte. The BLM only allows 20 visitors per day to the site. We were lucky; we won one of the permits to visit the Wave the next day. After receiving the permit, some maps, and some hiking tips from the BLM Ranger, we spent the rest of the day exploring the area around Kanab.
We went to the Hog Canyon OHV area along the ridge above Kanab. There are numerous Jeep, ATV and motorcycle trails in the area.

After lunch in Kanab, we headed east toward Lake Powell. We took a side trip to visit the Paria Movie Set, where a number of western films were shot. All that remains of the movie set are a few foundations. An unexpected side benefit of the trip were the colorful and scenic canyon walls:

That night, we set up camp at Lone Rock Beach Campground at Lake Powell. The elevation of Lake Powell was 3,624’ and the temperature was in the high 90s.

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