Horseshoe Bend

We couldn’t visit this area and not see Horseshoe Bend, a 1000 foot deep, 270 degree bend in the Colorado River just a couple of miles below the Glen Canyon Dam. The city of Page owns the land between US 89 and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area along the river. They have a nice new parking lot and a wide flat trail to the overlook. The city charges $10 per car to park. It’s an easy 3/4 mile walk to the overlook. To avoid the heat and the crowds we decided to do this first thing in the morning.

This is a straight shot with my iPhone, no panorama, no zoom. It’s pretty impressive. The jagged line on the far shore is the shadow from the cliff we are on, the morning sun is behind us,

Here I did zoom in to show the people on the beach on the opposite shore. They must have been camped there on float trips as it was 7:30 in the morning!

Bud had me climb up on some low rocks so he could take my picture. He said I never got in the photos because I’m usually the one taking them. You’ll notice I have a firm grip on Matey’s leash. No way was he chasing rabbits there!