Glen Canyon

After spending the night in Page, AZ, we took a look at the Glen Canyon Dam which became the subject of influential literature, including Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975), which tells the story of a fictional group of environmentalists fighting against industrial developers in the American Southwest, their ultimate target being Glen Canyon Dam. The novel gained a cult following after its publication and established Glen Canyon Dam as a poster child of environmental destruction caused by dams. We also drove up to Wahweap to look at the lowest part of Lake Powell.

Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River at Page, Arizona. This dam formed the backdrop for Edward Abbey's classic novel "The Monkey Wrench Gang".

The Colorado River immediately downstream of the Glen Canyon Dam.

Power at the Glen Canyon Dam.

Glen Canyon Dam and the downstream end of Lake Powell.

Two ladies dressed in traditional FLDS "prairie dresses" at the Glen Canyon Dam.

Two ladies dressed in traditional FLDS "prairie dresses" admiring the view from the Glen Canyon Dam.

Glen Canyon Dam and the downstream end of Lake Powell.

Lake Powell, with the Navajo Generating Station in the distance.

Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River at Page, Arizona. This dam formed the backdrop for Edward Abbey's classic novel "The Monkey Wrench Gang".

The Colorado River immediately downstream of the Glen Canyon Dam.

Power at the Glen Canyon Dam.

Glen Canyon Dam and the downstream end of Lake Powell.

Two ladies dressed in traditional FLDS "prairie dresses" at the Glen Canyon Dam.

Two ladies dressed in traditional FLDS "prairie dresses" admiring the view from the Glen Canyon Dam.

Glen Canyon Dam and the downstream end of Lake Powell.

Lake Powell, with the Navajo Generating Station in the distance.

Lake Powell, with the Navajo Generating Station in the distance.

Lake Powell, with the Navajo Generating Station in the distance.

Lake Powell, with the Navajo Generating Station in the distance.

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