Rusty, I had to laugh when I saw them watering the grass at the dam.

If I’m not mistaken, this lake was man-made in an area that is known to be a great southwest desert area..I think it’s pretty conclusive that mother nature has the final word..

@jc2604

2 жыл бұрын

Useless comment.

@Jodyrides

2 жыл бұрын

@@jc2604 That’s what I thought when I wrote it, until now

@Hi_Mommy953

2 жыл бұрын

Pictures for stripers and catfish live bait is the best for both stripers and catfish that is unbelievable what worries me we don't get rain soon there's going to be a water shortage because the Colorado River supplies so many cities all the way to San Diego to the Imperial Valley Lake Mathews for Los Angeles you showed a video. Not too long ago right outside of rice and it was dry

@justsomeguy6474

2 жыл бұрын

It's the drought in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah that is causing the lack of snowpack in the mountains. That is where the water comes from. This is just a storage area for that water. Now if you were to say turning the desert into farm land is the problem you would be correct but as you have phrased your opinion it is incorrect.

@Hi_Mommy953

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your videos I'm 63 years old I can relate to what you see or what you watch at work you film I really enjoy thank you

Wow - spraying water on grass - I agree, it's disgraceful

To Cool For School, Hey Russ Appreciate the Video today. 👍

It's never a problem for the government to water only us. Great tour, Russ, Thank you.

Thanks for the video. Watering grass in the desert seems to reflect the whole mentality of the 'Bureau of Reclamation. Maybe someday we will learn.

Hey Russ!!! It will take "ALOT" of "BOTTLED WATER" to fill the "LAKES" BE Safe!!!

Hummm...Green grass or electricity 🤔? Easy decision for me!! Thanks for another great video..Safe travels

Thanks Russ for showing us history, Lake Powell going back to being the Colorado River. Sad Indeed...Safe Travels

I lived in Phx for a number of year now but looking to move to NC soon. The lack of water is a double whammy. No water and no electricity will soon be a reality for us in the desert. I am afraid the government will be a day late and a dollar short in addressing this crisis.

@lauraslanesvanlifetravels

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed...I am stuck in Phoenix and there is no way in hell I can survive the summers here without A/C...I hate it now with AC...but I can't leave...I have no funds and nowhere to go either where I know anyone! This video is nice but actually a real threat to how we live here!

@calmgirlify

2 жыл бұрын

Folks in Phoenix will have water and power for years to come. Unfortunately the utility bill will be more than your rent or mortgage.

@TheJust22az

2 жыл бұрын

@@calmgirlify Either way it will force ppl out of here.

@rchurch2769

2 жыл бұрын

Something I have wanted to ask someone that pays a water bill out there, how much does an average bill run you?

@TheJust22az

2 жыл бұрын

@@rchurch2769 My bill from the City of Phoenix is about $70 a month which includes water, trash and sewer. That is for a household of 2. I am sure it is a lot more with kids.

Over-development is ruining everything.

@michaeldeierhoi4096

2 жыл бұрын

It is truly like a runaway train!! Even as these reservoirs decline there is still a big push to encourage people to move to the southwest and Phoenix especially.

At 11.50 and 19.20, Good views of the fine layers (strata) of the sandstone of the region. That's why, in miniature. you can see why the Geology of the South West is so spectacular.

I bought some water that was bottled right here in my community in So Cal, that said "made from desalinization". Could the ocean be our answer? I think they were fishing for bass.

Your lucky being able to leave early. By the time I get my wife up and ready to go it’s 10 am. Lol

Grand Canyon boon docking would be awesome !

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

A stark beauty to the place. Take care Russ.

"no crowds, no traffic, no nothing..." can`t agree more...love it too😄 safe travel Russ

Happy Trails Russ.🚐

OH, that BRIDGE! First time I saw that bridge was on a family vacation in 1967. We had spent the night at Page. While checking into the motel, Dad asked the desk clerk what there was to do in town. The reply was that most folk walked out onto the bridge and inspected the new dam, so that's what we did! Back then, the bridge deck was a steel GRATE! Out in the middle, you could look down, between your feet, and see the river 700 feet below you! To top it off, every time a truck crossed, that damned bridge must of bounced 6 inches! I was never so relieved when I stepped off that grate and onto solid ground. I'm also glad to see they replaced the grate with a solid deck! Keep up the travels.

80% of the water is for irrigation and provides 60% of America's food. ... I love your videos. Thank you So much:)!

@Riverman5050

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing I did not know that

@raybod1775

2 жыл бұрын

13% of fruits and vegetables come from California, about 2% from Arizona. Your claims are way off even for fruits and vegetables. Irrigation provides even a smaller percent.

@shannonalaminski2619

2 жыл бұрын

Someone told you that 60% of this country's food comes from a desert? And you said OK? Sounds right? Hmmm.

@hotdogstandman

2 жыл бұрын

The largest agricultural state in America is California. 70% of Lake Mead’s water goes to California for farming, and also supplies Arizona for water.

@talldude5841

2 жыл бұрын

@@shannonalaminski2619 Not true. We grow almost all our food here in Ohio.

Watering the grass? Unbelievable! Thanks for posting!

@martinforrester8249

2 жыл бұрын

How on earth can that be justified under drought conditions. Happens elsewhere too. People still watering lawns at night. It's called the Ostrich syndrome. Bury your head in the sand, it all goes away. WRONG. So selfish !

Such a beautiful lake is now gone. What a shame!

@cassiusdio6048

2 жыл бұрын

Well it’s not really gone yet, it’s going but not gone, I have hope that politicians will be forced to do something about getting water into the Colorado river even if it’s for the farmers that supply a lot of our food, I don’t want end up having to pay ten dollars for a head of lettuce, lol.

YAY!

Nice video. Brings back memories! The sprinklers going off. Water running down the street. Our governments ignorance is Monumental! Utterly, total ignorance!

@michaeldeierhoi4096

2 жыл бұрын

The governmental ignorance is a direct reflection of the public ignorance. Or perhaps public passivity. If people spoke up en mass at the many problems in this country and did it frequently we could change our world!! But Americans are too caught up in the status quo and wanting to stay in their comfort zone. The coming changes with the decline in available water, constant fires, heat waves, drought are already beginning to push us out of comfort zone.

Don't have any water to drink, but by gawd they are going to have green grass haha

I have always thought Lake Powell is the most beautiful lake I have been on. It saddens me that the water levels are so low. Made many trips there in the 90s. Rented houseboat for a week. Breathtaking views in the canyons. Just need a couple of great rainy seasons to help fill it again. Pray for rain this year.

Thank you for reminding me how much I despise the desert and the dry southwest. LIved in AZ for 20 years. That’s 20 years I’ll never get back.

Thank you for the Glen Canyon Dam Tour

Always appreciate the videos!! Thanks Russ!

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thank you! 👍🏜

Hey Russ dam was constructed in 1966 planet of the apes movie staring Charlton Heston Roddy McDowell made movie scenes shot in 1968 check it out its all history. Thanks for the video so cool man now I don't have to go do this. You did it for me and everyone else. Thanks again Russ!!!

@DMF716

2 жыл бұрын

Also Maverick was filmed there, too in one of the coves. Britney Spears did a music video in late 2011 at the last entrance to lake powell. There was a small motel that had closed down and thats where they did the filming at. Mariah Carey, also did a video at Lake Powell and I got to meet her for a couple of minutes as I escorted her to a house boat for the night.

Wow I've follow you all the time and I haven't been through that area scence mid. 80's. total different look now amazing, great look with your drone Mr. Russ👍🤠🌴🇺🇸

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This part of the U.S. is just beautiful! Thank you for your vlogs! I would never be able to see this if it wasn’t for you!😀🇺🇸

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Glad we did all our Boating/Wakeboarding in 90's - 2010. Sad to see it look like this. most people have no idea how it was back in the days and how beautiful it get when you go like 45-75 miles back to camp for a week & have you own Leg or Cove even on a Busy Holiday. Glad that you got out there. George Amodei

Beautiful, even though this drought is frightening.

In Arizona,Nevada ect they call it Boondocking, in California they call us Homeless? 🤔

Always enjoyable your videos. Thanks for taking us along Russ. ✌️💛

I'm new to your channel. You hear them talk about how low Lake Mead and Lake Powell is but to see it on your videos is just amazing and sad at the same time.

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@susanboatman7913

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard you're going to love this channel Russ does a really good job.

As usual fantastic videos. Keep it up.

If I were you I'd stick around high elevation Flagstaff awhile as it's way cooler weather. Everywhere else is going to be hotter than blazes...Then off to the Redwoods and Pacific Ocean. Maybe the maintenance at Glen Canyon Dam needs to watch the news about there being a water shortage, drought and all. 🌞😁

@hotdogstandman

2 жыл бұрын

Flagstaff is interesting. 4-5 ft. of snow in Arizona, a lot of people don’t think of that happening. I was born in the desert, so I personally don’t mind the heat, but flagstaff is very interesting to me

Love your videos ,thanks for taking us along.

Love to revisit all my travels from my youth as I watch your videos. Thank you.

Thank you for the road down memory lane. I wish I could see your face and the rig you drive 😁

Thanks for sharing informative content Russ. I always appreciate your channel.

The shot of the bridge and red rocks is awesome. Beautiful scenery! Thanks, safe travels.

I have been watching your channel since Covid lockdown. I have gone so many places I have always wanted to go from the comfort of my couch. I really appreciate all of your videos. I have always wanted to go to Monument Valley so when you mentioned it, I got excited. I do understand how hot it's getting so I guess I will have to wait until Fall! Thanks again for all you do!

Thanks Russ as usual ! Enjoy your videos!

Thanks for the nice look at the Glen Canyon Dam. I have never been there. Yes the sprinklers should be better adjusted (probably on a timer system). Don't want waste in the water supply. I live in AZ but we have a municipal well. Not that the aquifer will not be suffering and lower in this terrible drought. I hope and pray for a good Monsoon in August.

The scenery is beautiful there. 👍🏼

Thanks for the memories, it's been 14 years since our last visit and we were surprised how low the lake was then but now its unbelievable. Yes do a boat ride its wonderful we've had a couple (full & half day) and the views are great. Keep the videos coming

Beautiful film👍👍🙂😊It is a shame about the changing world. Desert water drying up. When possible, I'll vote for boat ride. Take care.

The variegated rock color is pretty. Hope you find time get on a boat. Canyons must be striking to see from the water. Can’t wait for more viewing from my favorite rv station!

Excellent POV shots! Thanks for this. Enjoy Lake Mead while it lasts.

Boondocking at the Grand canyon sounds great ‼️

Such a unique beautiful area. The dam and bridge is an awesome sight. I feel somewhat distressed about the water for those states. I don't see a fix except for conservation or restrictions, and hope for a heck of a lot of snow melting. Doubt by the watering going on at the dam, that many are actually conserving. Some I'm sure, but it would take everyone. It's too hot to go without electricity for air-conditioning. Cloud seeding doesn't work, pipelines to divert water from other areas out of the question. So much for crops, feel for those farmers, and wildlife. What a sad mess. Thanks for showing this, sometimes it helps to show reality to wake ppl up. 🙂👍

@cassiusdio6048

2 жыл бұрын

From what I’ve read Pipelines from other areas are not out of the question and are actually being taken very seriously because of the farmers, they supply much of food to the United States (60%) ? Unlike cloud seeding and other methods pipelines would absolutely work, I hope it’s true, if the politicians actually cared about infrastructure and about the people they should be doing something before it’s too late.

@mfallen6894

2 жыл бұрын

@@cassiusdio6048 From where though? Even taking the easiest route you'd be siphoning from the Platte, Arkansas, and Rio Grande headwaters and piping it into the Colorado basin. That alone would be an enormous undertaking that would take years to complete, but then those rivers are each already strained to their limits in so far as the amount of water they deliver compared to the number of people depending on it. Do you sell out Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, West Texas, New Mexico, and Northern Mexico (not to mention the states possibly affected further downstream; less water flowing into the Missouri, etc) in order to supply southern CO, AZ, and southern CA? I know Kansas in particular has been filing lawsuits for close to a century against Colorado for their overconsumption of the Arkansas, and given there are droughts in the plains and midwest I don't see a situation where Colorado and the federal gov't aren't immediately hit with dozens of lawsuits halting any redistribution of water. It's a scary situation for the entire country as people tend to do what has to be done to save themselves, and individual states will as well. Civil war is already being discussed due to the political chasm separating the left and right/blue & red states. If you add water rights into the mix it could be an absolute disaster... At the same time if the farmers in AZ and Southern CA don't get enough water our domestic supply of vegetables will take a sharp decrease at a time where food shortages are already slated to occur. The Colorado river basin and those that depend on it needed a fix 20 years ago, but aside from limitations on water consumption nothing was ever done. No movement to build desalination plants on the CA coast, no local pipelines from Central CA to Southern CA... I'm afraid we kicked the can too far down the road and we're out of time.

@cassiusdio6048

2 жыл бұрын

@@mfallen6894 they do have pipelines for oil and gas that are as long as what they woul need so to build one or two for water shouldn't be a problem. where from? i hear the Mississippi river, they say there is too much water there and it actually is quite a problem. to be honest we plan to sell our homes here in the northeast and move to Arizona (Bullhead city area) and would like to see something done so i can enjoy the lakes, 😆 🤣 but it's really important that they do something before it's too late.

@cassiusdio6048

2 жыл бұрын

@@mfallen6894 from the Mississippi or the Great Lakes, California feeds a nation so it would definitely be worth it.

SIR ~~ you never disappoint! Doesn’t matter what kind of road it is ~ you still take us along ! Great drone footage ( as always ) and the scenery there is breathtaking ! You’re making my list of places to see longer every time !! 😁 Thank you for sharing yet another great and amazing journey in our great state of ARIZONA and close there to Utah another beauty !! Be Safe ! ⭐️🚐

Great vid Russ, thanks alot.

I am amazed how much Lake Powell has changed since the last time you visited the area. Yes, be careful on that loose gravel, you could easily loose your footing. Russ, as always I enjoy your videos, narration and places you visit. Keep going and god bless.

Thank you for the tours of different places around Lake Mead...from a distance, it reminds me of "Cool Water", and the song's reference to the mirage. Sad.

That little campground is called Beehive, we stayed there last October, its a national park service park, i think it was $14 a nite no hookups but great views , 1/2 price with america the beautiful pass

Thanks Russ! Be safe!

The main catch is Striped Bass. They also have Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, and Bluegill.

Enjoy your videos, doubt if I ever get out that way. Thanks for showing all this scenery.

Glenn Canyon Dam is building up a lot of sediment. The talk here in Las Vegas is that the Glenn Canyon Dam should never have been built as it was constructed under flawed and ignored information. There is talk of breaching the Glenn Canyon Dam to save the water needed for Arizona, California and Nevada.

@hotdogstandman

2 жыл бұрын

It will happen in the next 10 years, according to the all of the hydrology professors at my UNLV Geoscience department. Lake Powell (or possibly Lake Mead depending who wins) will be gone in the next 10 years. Obviously Lake Mead supplies more people, is more efficient, and doesn’t suck up millions of of gallon of water per year from porous sandstone like Lake Powell

Thank you Russ! Appriciate all you do. More adventures ahead. Such a shame about the water issues. Safe travels!!!

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Nice video 📸. I use to work at the resort,. Safe travels!!!

Such a disheartening and shocking thing that we’re seeing lakes die out in our lifetime and not just 1 Or even 2 . Scary times. Reality is surreal . What are they planning on doing in Vegas with LakeMead being “ sacrificed “ Hoover Dam is their power source. Weird

You make the best video on youtube no loud music thank you

Had a chuckle when you traveled pass the weigh station I noticed the cross walk only went partially across the street lol Thank you for sharing your travels😊

Memories, memories ... You have a gift to make absolutely beautiful videos, Russ. I spent a lot of time exploring this corner of Northern Arizona (Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, Kayenta, Page, Cameron and the Grand Canyon Eastern entrance, Flagstaff, etc). In Cameron, just opposite US Rte 64, there's a Chevron refueling station managed by the Navajos where you will find the lowest gas prices in the whole Southwest. Flagstaff is a "nodal point", meaning that from this city, you can go East on I-40 to Petrified Forest Nat'l Park and Meteor Crater, West on I-40 to Williams and take the train towards Grand Canyon Village or South on I-17 towards Phoenix and Central and Southern Arizona. Magnificent area of the Southwest ! RICHARD

@RobertJohnsonG0GFC

2 жыл бұрын

Like yourself we have explored the area and fell in love with it. The only thing from your list we didn't get to was the train.....so as we say it's saved for the next trip...any excuse to return!,,,,,, but it's a long way from the England. Rob

I was just on hwy 89, from Yellowstone south into the Tetons, into Idaho, into Utah. Got back onto I-15 north of Salt Lake and headed home. Beautiful drive on 89.

Thanks for the front row seat

Great video, as usual! I share each one of your videos to my Facebook page, so other friends can be drawn to your channel. Have an awesome day. Blessings and greetings from central Florida.

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Thank you for the video you did great there are some pretty views

I was surprised at how much full hookup RV sites were at the campground - $88. It doesn't look like the Senior Lifetime Pass of 50% applies there. They only seem to offer 10% for senior or military.

@michaelbauer5081

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's unreal!! Now I understand why the crockerbarrels are full of rvs cuz it's free at their restaurants I guess and why not just stay at hotels or boondock instead of being scammed.

Great show

🙋Hello Russ‍! This campground may have been a little pricey, but look how inviting & beautiful the area is. Nicely maintained. Sure would hate to see those lakes dry up after all these years. 👍

Thanks!

@rvertv

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support

I took a trip out there in 2012 from East Texas in March of that year. Glad I got to see it with more water in it even though it was getting old in. When I left lake Powell I drove up to Bryce canyon in Utah. I had timed my trip with a late season snow storm that was pushing through. I punched through it in New Mexico spent the night at Powell and then when I got to Bryce canyon there was snow on the ground everywhere with the green trees and the orange and white rocks sticking up through the snow. I got the photographs that I had planned on getting. But I could not explore Bryce canyon because of the snow on the trails so just had to see it from the rim. Sure hope I get to go back Sunday.

Wow😮bummer what happens to flora and fauna not just people when this happens.

Jody, you are exactly right! It was man made! And part of the controversy about Lake Powell is that when it was created it covered many local Indian tribe burial grounds and other sacred areas. It's an absolutely beautiful lake area!

Hey! I went to that overlook when I was coming back from Zion!

Got to face it without the lake more than half the beauty is gone so sad !

Specular first thing in the morning, a real eye opener seeing the water levels and yet the waste it on grass. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

Great Video love the narrating!

Another great video!😀👍

amazing view

Nothing man made ever lasts.. Look no further than poor water management for the last couple decades

Great video quality.

Flaming Gorge !!!!!

Nice video thank you

Great video!

Russ, another great video..Don't worry about traveling too far. Since you like Native American places have you thought traveling to the State of Oklahoma there are quite a few reservations in the state. Maybe travel there when the price of diesel goes down.

Russ, they also have a small water fountain in front of the visitors building. Evaporation at its greatest.

We need Fog Farms so we can cloud fish in the middle and on the side of the Lake to harvest that water.

Me cursing up a storm at 10:31. THE AUDACITY!!!!

They would probably say that the water just goes straight from the lawn right back into the river.

I will miss the water..but not the chaos and pollution and heavy traffic. What a mess it was.

thank you, wonder what this is doing to the water in the Grand Canyon. Or is that really why they are holding water in Powell? ALL stay safe

Thanks! America is under discipline! We have many people related problems! Still, we have many assets and good things to be thankful for and enjoy! The Colorado river supplies the needs of many people! By now we should have Nuclear with competent designers and operators. Nuclear uses water for cooling. They shut down Hanford and also stopped in construction Nuclear Plants in Washington state and tried to hang the loss on the Bond holders, but the courts stopped that, and the taxpayers got the Bill. Many things are dangerous, but we still use them in competent ways! Many have left the cities and are working again on small farms and self-reliance, but we all need industry to do well. Ron PTL USA