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<br />ChicagQ Tribune I The return of Glen ~yon . <br /> <br />. Of all that the dim_ed lake has revealed, the re-emergence 0 de-stream <br />grottos where narrow canyons dead-end in waterfalls may be the most exciting. <br />Inside these three-sided slots, stained sunlight once reflected from towering cliffs, <br />canyon wrens called out, maidenhair ferns clung to sandstone seeps and streams <br />danced down pour-offs. Few were grander than Cathedral in the Desert, where a <br />60-foot fall sloshed through a pear-shaped hollow. <br /> <br />Thanks to the lake's lower level, much of the chute now stands above water. The <br />ferns and wrens may be absent, but stained light again reflects from the walls and <br />a clear canyon creek once again splatters over timeworn rock. <br /> <br />"This was the level those of us who were running tours wanted the water to stay. <br />It had opened up some of the canyons and it hadn't ruined a lot of things," says <br />Joan Nevills Staveley, director of the Page-Lake Powell Chamber of Commerce. <br /> <br />How long Lake Powell will remain at this level depends on weather patterns and <br />outflow commitments. Under normal conditions, experts estimate it will take at <br />least 12 years to refill, but locals remember one wet spring when the water once <br />rose 60 feet in just three months-even more than is now being forecast. <br /> <br />"A couple of big seasons like we had in the '80s, we could get back up to 88 <br />percent full in two years," says Bureau of Reclamation spokesman Barry Wirth. <br />"It's not beyond the realm of possibility." <br /> <br />Slow or fast, when the water rises, one thing remains certain. Today's unveiled <br />sights will once again be lost beneath the wakes. <br /> <br />Ads by Google <br /> <br />Things to do in Key West <br />Info and reservations for all Key West Activities, trips, and tours. <br />wwwAkeywestfun.com <br /> <br />Dry Tortugas Reservations <br />Free Information and Reservations for Ferry, Catamaran, and <br />Seaplane <br />www.drytortugasinfo.com <br /> <br />Powell Houseboat Rentals <br />Antelope Point Marina has deluxe houseboats & new power boats. <br />www.foreverhouseboats.com <br /> <br />Canyon Lake California <br />Area Information, Waterfront Homes, Photos, Boating, Golf, Waterski <br />www.RandyandDenise.com <br /> <br />Canyon Lake Ca <br />Servicing Home Buyers Receive a free relocation packet! <br />www.HomeBuyersUSA.com <br /> <br />Copyright @ 2005, Chicaao Tribune <br /> <br />>> Save 54% off the newsstand price - Subscribe to the Chicago Tribune <br /> <br />Home I Copyriaht and terms of service I Privacy policy I Subscribe I Contact us I Archives I Advertise I Site tour <br /> <br />:~.~~~-.;~.: ~C:~ <br />;.~~~1!~?::. '~""'"', ~ . <br /> <br />: SAVE On any 5 Lb.~'" <br />, or Iara8r Gold I <br />: _ ~~~ _ ~!3_~~'_1 <br /> <br />http://www.chicagotribune.comltravellchi-gpe 1r2klO.2OmayO 1,1 ,3121440.story?coll=chi -travel-hed <br /> <br />Page 3 of3 <br /> <br /> <br />5/2/2005 <br />