The lake — just the lake The simple pleasures of open water
is big; there are countless coves, crannies and blanket beaches perfect for pulling up and laying out — or dipping a rod in to see if the fish are biting. 3) Remember that the lake is an architectural tour, too — but I don’t mean the worthy mainstays of the dam and bridge. The shifting matrix of cliffs, caves, buttes and
Here are some affirmative
you spread your hand to catch
hills lure the imaginative eye well
propositions about boating on
some more: 1) “Bathtub ring”?
above the water line — proving
the lake to consider as you’re
Let’s dispense with that dreary
once again that Lake Mead has
skupping along the water’s
domestic nickname — the
plenty going above and below
skin that’s turned into a flecked
rippling band that bounds the
the surface.
tapestry of shimmering deep
lake gives it added dimension,
(Information on boating on
blue and gold, feathered cuts
a touch of flourish. Agreed? 2)
Lake Mead is available at nps.
of spray tickling your face as
Oddly, it’s easy to forget the lake
gov/lake)
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Companion | May 2012