The water molecules that splashed against the hulls of those houseboats in April 2018 have long since flowed through the Grand Canyon and into Lake Mead, maybe even out to the Pacific. The people who were there are now pushing 30, paying mortgages, and wondering where the time went.
To understand the "Unscripted" nature of Spring Break 2018, you have to look at the reservoir data. In 2017, Lake Powell had a terrible snowpack year. By early 2018, the Bureau of Reclamation was already sounding alarms. But for the college student renting a beat-up houseboat out of Wahweap Marina, low water meant one thing: more beach. Unscripted- Spring Break Lake Powell -2018-
The late March sun didn't just shine over in 2018; it bounced off the sandstone walls like a spotlight on a stage where no one had a script. For five of us squeezed into a rented houseboat, the goal wasn't a destination—it was the absence of a plan. Into the Labyrinth The water molecules that splashed against the hulls