Blogs from Page, Arizona, United States, North America - page 6

It may be difficult to believe that a mere half century ago, the land beneath Page, Arizona and Lake Powell was a vast and bleak desert landscape. Carved out of the rocky terrain, Page sits atop Manson Mesa and overlooks the 186-mile long lake, the dramatic Glen Canyon Dam and the surrounding canyons, arches and historical Native ruins. A mild climate year-round makes Page the perfect central hub for visiting the Grand Circle sites, as well as the neighboring Navajo Nation, home to Window Rock. Several films have been shot in the Page area including: Into the Wild (2007) Hulk (2003) Eight Legged Freaks (2002) Evolution (2000) Planet of the Apes (2000) Broken Arrow (1996) Maverick (1994) Motorama (film) (1991) Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) Highway to Hell (1990) Hands of Steel (1986), ... read more

Woke up at 2am.....heard a noise outside, checked and saw a deer wandering off. So I was awake. Less than 100 yards from the rim of Bryce Canyon. I had to go check whether the stars were as astonishing as I hoped! Christine heard me rustling about & clearly thought I was nuts. She was right. It was a bit windy and pitch black nearer the rim, away from the low lighting round the lodges....and the sky was clearly full of clouds, because it was clearly not full of stars. Not a photo opportunity at all......Bah! Her assumption I was mad was fully confirmed when I found I had picked up the non-working doorkey, so she had to stumble out of bed to let me in! Still, at least there were no bears about..... The morning ... read more

Another of my weekend getaway trips: My visit to Antelope Canyon was a 'by the way' kind of thing. I was headed to Bryce Canyon National Park and Page happened to be the next big stop after Flagstaff. As I drove with my family, I remembered my Navajo friend Adrian, his home town is Page. Adrian and I, had talked about making a trip to Page some two years ago. That aside, the beautiful images of Antelope Canyon I had seen posted by Travbuddy friend Sven (Svenman99) last year stayed with me. This would be an opportunity to shoot 3 birds with one stone. I decided we would stop in Page, take a tour of Antelope Canyon and enjoy Lake Powell while we are at it. Getting there: Antelope Canyon located in the Navajo Tribal Park ... read more

White Pocket was a suggestion given to me by an avid area hiker. I have never seen it on any map and it is pretty tough to find any information on it online. The weather here is getting pretty crappy and there is snow predicted for this afternoon and into tomorrow; chances are good that I am not going to be hiking to the Wave. Could this be the next best thing? After the hike up Angels Landing I didn’t have much to lose, I’d already done something pretty amazing with my day. Plus this guy had told me that he likes this one better than the Wave, that was right before he gave me the directions. Which went something like this: “Take that same Houserock Valley Road past the Wirepass Trailhead stop, and look for ... read more

Vrijdag 8 april Vandaag verlaten we Nevada en Las Vegas. Het is een beetje somber weer en aardig afgekoeld, nog maar een graad of 14. Na een half uurtje bereiken we de Virgin Gorge, hier veranderen de rotsen ineens naar prachtig rood, zijn we in Utah en is het ineens een uur later (mountain time) en begint het ook nog eens lichtjes te sneeuwen met uiteraard dalende temperatuur erbij! Ons eerste doel is Zion Canyon, een NP in Utah. We zetten onze auto neer bij het bezoekcentrum en nemen de shuttlebus het park in. We stappen uit bij een mooi uitzicht punt op 3 bergtoppen: Abraham, Izaäk en Jacob (we zijn in het land van de Mormonen, vandaar de bijbelse namen) De zon is even gaan schijnen en de sneeuw valt van de bomen (ja ... read more