Page, Arizona

We returned to Page, AZ on Friday after spending time in Utah at our Salt Lake City neighbors (43 years ago) during the week.

 Yesterday we went on Antelope Canyon Tours (with about 100 other people in our group, plus several other groups) to the Slot Canyon.  Lots of color and unusual shapes that have been washed and blown out of the sandy Navajo Sandstone over millions of years.

Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack; and Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew.
The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."

 

Brad, our guide/boatman for the 3.5 hour trip.

      We landed at one point and walked back up the short way to where Petroglyphs  were cut into the rock walls many years ago.

One of the few places where water had come in from the side to the Colorado River many years ago.

In the quiet, away from all the other boats, Brad played some quiet guitar and then also some singing.  He invited us to a Marina Restaurant that night where he would be entertaining.  He has been guiding rafts on the Colorado, both in the Glen Canyon area and the Grand Canyon, for 27 years.

The wooden boat at right is one that Brad is going to use today to paddle down the Colorado.  We went down about 9 or 10 mile, running the motor only enough to steer with, stopping frequently while Brad pointed out things along the way and the history of the Colorado River exploration.


Earlier in the week, after we had left the Burger King parking lot in Kayenta, AZ we came to Page and then headed on up to Paragonah, Utah to spend three nights and days with our neighbors in 1969 in Salt Lake City, Utah who had moved to Paragonah in 1975.  I have several photos, but Blogger refuses to upload any more right now.  I have uploaded several albums to Picasa but can't now connect to get the addresses.  Will later.


We also spent one afternoon with Brad and Mardi Biederman (Mardi used to be married to my cousin Brian Miles) and had a real good visit over lunch and also at their home in Cedar City, Utah.  Again, will put up some photos when this Blogger will let me.

We are headed out to a boat ride on the Glen Canyon Reservoir for several hours.

The variance in elevation is fascinating.  We were at something around 5800 feet at Paragonah and then as we went through Hurricane, Utah southeast of Cedar City we were at 3200 feet.  We had to climb back up over 4800 again to reach Page. 

Will head south to Sadona and then Phoenix leaving here Monday.
Lynn