Blogs from Page, Arizona, United States, North America - page 3

Wednesday October 19 - Today we stopped again at Walmart to get a toy that Jeroen's nephew wanted. From there, we headed to Lower Antelope Canyon, which is just outside of Page. It's on tribal land, and we had to go with a tour to view it. At first, I was annoyed by how many people there were. And this was not high season, and supposedly the less popular of the canyons, with Upper Antelope Canyon being the first. We chose this one because less people do it, and it was cheaper. Upper Antelope Canyon gets these incredibly beams of light that you can photograph, but not in October. That said, it was a totally amazing experience. We went with Ken's tours - there was one other company - and we were not disappointed. Despite the ... read more

Jeanne didn't feel like going out today so after some light housekeeping this morning I left for a hike to Horseshoe Bend, a portion of the Colorado River below the dam that almost doubles back on itself. It is called an Entrenched Meander. There's one I've seen in Utah that's a little more elaborate at Gooseneck State Park. We have both been here before and we also floated down the Colorado as far as Lee's Ferry so we've seen it from both perspectives. It's about a 700 ft drop from the cliff to the river. I used to measure the length of my hikes by mileage or kilometers but as the hikes have become shorter I find that distance alone is not an adequate metric. I have to account for not only distance but also the ... read more

23 Jun 2016: It was so cool when I woke up this morning. All we had done the night before was plug into the shore power, re-hydrate and wait for the temperature to drop to a reasonable level before turning in for the night. Poor Jeanne was so hot and tired and miserable, but through it all she was a real trooper and didn't complain about the hardships or her sore foot. We loafed through the morning hours and in the afternoon went into town for lunch and then drove over to the Carl T. Hayden Visitors Center next to the Glen Canyon Dam. Senator Hayden got his start in politics by serving as the Maricopa County Sheriff in the Arizona Territory. Later, after Arizona achieved Statehood, he was a congressman and subsequently became one of ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Cette journée j'aurais pu l'intitulée " EXCEPTIONNELLE" Beaucoup d'entre vous sont venus à Page, sur les rives du Lac Powell, mais je pense que peux, que très peu sont arrivés par la route que j'avais programmée, et sans aucun n'a fait la découverte, que j'ai faite aujourd'hui, vous allez comprendre pourquoi. Ce matin je fais un gros effort pour me sortir du lit à 6h30, une nuit réparatrice, après 2 nuits presque blanches. Aujourd'hui j'ai prévu Page, comme destination, mais en passant par, une route secondaire, qui traverse toute la réserve des Navajo. Comme ma "gèremène" n'est pas simple, j'y vais par petite touche. La première destination Second Mesa à 100 km au nord de Winslow. Une route toute plate, sur un plateau à 1800 2000m d'altitude, un petit 20°, un ciel d'azur, ... read more

When we arrived there were already five cars in the car park, dashing our hopes of being alone. It was still dark, though the eastern horizon was considerably brighter than when we had left the hotel a few minutes ago. Excitement had replaced the groggy, pre-coffee feeling of a 5am alarm. We stepped out of the car and felt the chill of the cold hours of the end of a winter's night in the desert. We'd already missed a sunrise at the Grand Canyon so I was delighted to be doing this, whatever we had to suffer. It was a half-mile walk over a sandy hill to get to the rim, it should have been easy but the cold and altitude left us breathless. When we arrived we found that the best position had not yet ... read more