Reflecting on the Naming of Reflection Canyon

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Rainbowbridge said:
But were the recipes any good? Lake Powell Potstickers sound yummy..... ;)
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Sorry - no recipes. Just the fifth book in a series of twelve, published in 1960. And it was an old library copy so no reason to look any further. Signed first editions are going for more than $2000. Go figure. Ordered another copy of the Brown maps. We will see what I get this time.:unsure:
 
KMartin said:
DANG!

I THOUGHT I snagged a copy. This is what Thrift Books sent me - "Casanova's Chinese Restaurant". :rolleyes: Now going through the process of sending it back for a refund.
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HA! Finally got my copy of the Brown's boating maps. Thriftbooks came through. Want some chuckles? Check out the price on the upper right of the cover and check out the map of the Castle Rock area. Maps will be useful even though they show the lake at full pool.

And wakeboats and angry Florida charter boat captains are NOT included in the wildlife section.....
 

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KMartin said:
HA! Finally got my copy of the Brown's boating maps. Thriftbooks came through. Want some chuckles? Check out the price on the upper right of the cover and check out the map of the Castle Rock area. Maps will be useful even though they show the lake at full pool.

And wakeboats and angry Florida charter boat captains are NOT included in the wildlife section.....
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Glad you finally got the maps! They also show the lake at 3600 (the dark blue contour). While they are out of date and somewhat simplified, the maps are beautifully drawn, and very useful as general planning and navigation tools, plus give you a pretty good idea what to expect in the side canyons, and it’s easy to follow at a decent scale in the flip book format. And generally speaking, the marker buoy locations are still pretty accurate.

These maps are a quantum leap better than the Stan Jones map as a simple planning, orientation and navigation tool....

It’s not a substitute for modern digital mapping programs, but it’s the one I leave on the dashboard all the time, and really the only map I consistently consult to get a feel for orientation on the lake. I also like that they show topographic features above the lake and landmark elevations, very useful tools for navigation by sight…
 
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KMartin said:
HA! Finally got my copy of the Brown's boating maps. Thriftbooks came through. Want some chuckles? Check out the price on the upper right of the cover and check out the map of the Castle Rock area. Maps will be useful even though they show the lake at full pool.

And wakeboats and angry Florida charter boat captains are NOT included in the wildlife section.....
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I have a vivid memory of when I traveled between Castle Rock and the shore in 1989. I was with wife and kids in a small houseboat returning to Wahweap Marina when I took a wrong turn and ended up motoring through VERY choppy water into Wahweap Bay. I didn't know it was so shallow, so I continued on without hitting the bottom. I was lucky (Del Webb would have charged me a pretty penny to repair the props). The water level was at 3675 feet. Now I see in KMartin's book that the area is labeled as Very Shallow!
 
I motored into Reflection Canyon last September on my way back to APM from Escalante/CID but didn't go in too far. Seeing it photographed so often I felt I had to see it but was racing the clock a bit to get back so didn't venture too far back. I plan to go back and spend some more time in there as it was a neat canyon from what I did see. Most of the familiar pictures you see of Reflection Canyon are taken from people that have hiked in from land and taken the picture from above and looking East towards the lake.
 
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