This summer, I went to Lake Powell for the first time in 15 years. The trip brought back a flood of memories that reminded me how formative this place was to my childhood.

Since it’s now on my mind (or in my algorithm) I’ve started noticing Lake Powell all over my social media feed. I’ve seen Whitney Leavitt practicing for her upcoming “ Dancing With the Stars ” stint on a wakeboard boat. There was Jaxson Dart launching a football from the top of a houseboat as a “receiver” on a Jet Ski went out for a pass. I gasped when I saw Litia Garr from “ The Bachelor ” hanging out with Layla Taylor from “ The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives ” in the bow of a boat.

I cannot tell you how different these Lake Powell adventures look from mine, and I’m now finding myself feeling irrationally defensi

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