RIO VISTA, Calif -The Real McCoy ferry, which at its daily peak carried 50 to 150 vehicles each day, is scheduled to return to service Sunday on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
  The 63-year-old ferry returns after six weeks in dry dock for repairs. The ferry had undergone work at a San Francisco dry dock facility, according to the California Department of Transportation.
  The ferry carries farmers and tourists across a short stretch of water between State Route 84 in Rio Vista and Ryer Island in Solano County. Once, the state had a small navy of ferries. But now there are only two state-run ferries, the Real McCoy and the J. Mack, a few miles to the northeast.
  Caltrans said it was the first dry dock service in eight years for the ferry, whose twin six-cylinder service engines sprung leaks and its hulls were dented from bumping into docks.
  After the Real McCoy returns, Caltrans will perform a seven-day test run with full service on the barge. Febuaray 21, 2009  By Bill Lindelof blindelof@sacbee.com

Lake Powell, AZ
Destination Lake Powell
By Tony Gibbs
As we headed down the wide, straight channel at about eight knots, we found ourselves surrounded by grandeur on every side: pastel-colored buttes that thrust into the clear desert sky, chocolate cliffs dropping hundreds of feet straight down into the glassy-calm blue water. Up ahead one of the buttes was slowly resolving itself into the shape of a recumbent camel - just as our chart said it was supposed to do. In an hour or so, we'd be nosing the bow of the good ship 385 into a sandy bank. Once we were safely anchored to the shore, my wife, Lynne, could lounge out astern in her inflatable raft and I could start thinking about barbecuing our dinner. Continue Click Here  February 23,2009