Sam’s travelogue

control room uploaded on 2 April 2008

Here is where all the action happened, or really the lack thereof. Crewmen and women on 24-hour shifts monitored and check all of these panels throughout the day and night, looking after the massive nuclear warhead just down the hallway. In the event they were called upon to fire a nuclear missile, the crew of the Titan missile complexes around the country were prepared and ready to do it. Thankfully despite the close calls of the Cold War none of the 54 Titan ICBMs were ever used and were later destroyed.

corridor uploaded on 2 April 2008

This corridor leads from the control room to the Titan missile silo.

environmental suits uploaded on 2 April 2008

In the event of problems with the nuclear mission housed at the Titan facility, environmental suits were at hand to protect the servicemen and women from harmful radiation.

uploaded on 28 February 2008

red buttes at dusk uploaded on 28 February 2008

A cloudy day at Lake Powell makes for a beautiful dusk.

dusk at lake powell uploaded on 28 February 2008

The end of another day at Lake Powell.

lake powell bluff uploaded on 28 February 2008

Flooded by the waters of the Colorado in the 1960s, the high cliffs and peaks of Glen Canyon tower above the waters of Lake Powell. The sight of the red rock against the blue sky and blue waters is stunning.

pathway through the park uploaded on 28 February 2008

Makeshift stairs built into the side of the cliffs allow you to walk around parts of Cathedral Gorge. A small pavilion in the background is one of the few structures in an otherwise undeveloped state park.

looking down the gorge uploaded on 28 February 2008

While not on the scale of the Grand Canyon the Cathedral Gorge in remote Panaca, Nevada is a site worth seeing. The beauty of the gorge is unmistakable.

people enjoying the lake uploaded on 28 February 2008

Boating is one of the most popular activies at Lake Powell. People come here every summer and throughout the year to water ski, wake board, fish, and to just have a good time. Lake Powell is a spectacular place and definitely worth visiting.