Re: Lake Mead boat/camp??
hi guys; wife came down and spent the last 6 days on the lake. we gave up our silp and dry storage on the 30th. water temp was around 65+ by our fish finder when we started and got up to 75 in the little cove up by temple bar by the time we left. we got in the water 3 or 4 times a day and had a nice camping trip. we verifided english bull dogs cant swim and in fact can bearly tread water with their nose and mouth just out of the water.
just got back yesterday so first post back.
no coumputer at lake for me for last month so you got a break there.
last day out coming back, broke down and had to get a tow back to temple bar. a freind picked up our trailer and came over to temple and picked us and the boat up.
when we got to the check stop before you can cross hover dam, we saw a bulge on the front left tire. we told the gaurd, and asked where we could park and check it out. they dont like to do that as we found out. but did let us and found a spot we could use. when we move the tire poped with a loud bang.
there are 3 or 4 lanes with 2 guards per lane. when the tire poped all heads turned our way and or ducked. one fellow even had his hand on his holster but all realised what had happened pretty quick so it was funny in the end. i had the key for my spare tire lock on my truck so we ahd no way to get it off the trailer. by then the gaurds had warmed up to us and were nice. one of them cut the lock off for me with thier bolt cutters.
while i was down there we had a bad wind one night and it blew part of the dock over at lasvegas marina apart twisting the dock up and blowing a some boats together doing a lot of damage. didnt see the dock but did see some of the banged up boats. glad it didnt happen to us. then an after noon or so later they had a larger power boat, not sure the size 28' to 30' or something, burn to the water line. i saw the smoke come up as i was pulling into the parking lot at lake mead marina and by the time i walked to my slip the smoke was gone. man they burn up fast. i heard later about all they could do was save the boats around it.
the lake is droping steady now and is lower than it has been for awhile so the zebra mussles are above the water line. in the 90 to 100 temps they are rotting. not a plesant smell.
echo bay was closed for a week moving to get in to deeper water and the nice ramps at boulder beach,hemmin way, and temple bar are all closed so you have to use what is left of the old paved rampes but they are hard to see and find. we were able to load at temple with out to much trouble and the fellows there are happy you help you if you need it. thankyou john if you read this. temple had steel landing mats laying by the their ramp that looked like they were going to try.
callvill bay ramp is still ok,i think. i hit a gravel bar and dinged my prop going into the fuel dock there other day, thats going to get worse as the lake drops.
well thats our trip in a nut shell. the lower elevation and warm weather were good for me.
