Lake Powell 2010

Hailey and I indulged in the warm waters of a desert paradise while
Dave stayed home to ensure the continued success of our family's
financial stability. Bless him!

If Dave were here he would join the four men watching the one
man dig the holes needed to bury the anchor lines for the house-
boat.

If Dave were here he would wonder why his daughter was sitting
all alone in the middle of nowhere .

If Dave were here he would be telling the boat driver to go slower,
to not turn so sharply, to look out for the other boats, to not run
over anybody.... he would be telling Hailey to be careful, to tighten
her life jacket .
If there was room in the boat Dave would be pacing back and forth
mumbling, "someone's going to get hurt, someone's going to get hurt"


If Dave were here he would be wondering why it's so green in this
little canyon.
He would be deducing that a lot of water must run down the cliff
walls when it rains.


Dave would be right! A LOT of water runs through this canyon
on the off chance of a torrential, desert rainstorm. New waterfalls
are created, mud flows down the cracks and lightning is very, very
close. If Dave were here he would be FREAKING out!

If Dave were here he would be saying that black thunder clouds
and slot canyons DO NOT go together.


If Dave were here he would look at the largest stone arch in the world
and say, " that's the coolest thing I've ever seen"!