Tuesday, Oct 24…
This morning we drove down to Lower Antelope Canyon
and purchased tickets for a walking tour. Noonish was the first available time,
so we headed back toward page to check out Glen Canyon Dam. I walked down to the lower observation deck
for a closer look. We did not take the dam tour. (We toured Hoover and Big Bend
earlier. I don’t have anxiety attacks, but I do get a bit queasy knowing I’m
standing under umpteen million tons of water.)
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| Colorado River Gorge |
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| Sandy path down to viewpoint. |
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| Dam & edge of Power Grid (river flows out to the left) |
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| Southern end of Lake Powell |
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| Through the fence. 😃 |
Lower Antelope Canyon is beautiful. However,
I must tell you that the photos are even more beautiful. Why? Because before we
climb down, the tour guide has us adjust our camera settings to “accommodate the
low light.” I took all my pictures on that setting, so I don’t know what the
color would be if I hadn’t changed. Maybe there’d be less definition of color.
Anyway, here’s a few shots. Oh… water has carved these beautiful curves. The
guide told us that a flash flood can fill the canyon in a matter of minutes.
People who don’t respond immediately to “Run!” have died.
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| Going down... |
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| We're headed for that black hole on the left. |
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| Gotta be (reasonably) skinny! |
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| Eagle Rock |
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| One step at a time. |
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| Cool Whipped Rocks |
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| Climbing out. |
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Afterwards we enjoyed bottled water (not
allowed below) and some traditional dancing.
(He's spinning 11 hoops.) |
BlogThoughts… For the last 20 years my Utah brother-in-law
has talked about vacationing on a houseboat on Lake Powell. As his kids had
families, he would take the whole family out for a week each summer. A few
years back he suggested that just the grandparent generation (4-5 couples)
should plan a similar getaway. It’s an expensive venture, and it hasn’t
happened yet, but I did feel a bit more inclined when I really looked at the
geography of Lake Powell (I don’t think there’s 20’ of straight shoreline
anywhere) and realized how huge it is (and therefore how varied the landscape
might be). On the other hand, the grandparents are also considering a week on
Hawaii’s big island. And right now, Greg & I aren’t considering anything
more than a weekend at Iron Springs (Copalis, WA) in February.
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Rental houseboats in Lake Power Marina
(photo from Mary Solio's blog, theworldisabook.com) |
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| Lake Powell |
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| Goodnight, Moon. |
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