» horseshoe bend
A few miles outside of Page, Arizona, the Colorado River takes a sharp turn, almost making a full circle. This spot has come to be known as Horseshoe Bend and is one of the more impressive views I have seen. It can be reached by a short 3/4 mile hike on a wide flat trail. See below for a map.

Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River is 1,100 feet below. You can barely make out a boat in this picture, docked right at the bend where some people had set up camp.

Approaching Horseshoe Bend.

The river below.

Me on the edge (Photo by Megan).

» zion to page
Views from the road as we drove from Zion to Page via highway 89 which passes through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. There were varying canyons the entire way and a few spots that had some nice fall color.

Some canyon outside of Page, Arizona off Highway 89.

Some canyon outside of Page, Arizona off Highway 89.

Lake Powell from the Wahweap Bay overlook.

The the dammed Colorado River and the Navajo power plant from the Wahweap Bay overlook.

Left: A canyon near Kanab. Right: A canyon further east.

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