Horseshoe Bend

OMG! This place is amazing. It is a little bit of a hike down to the view but so worth it. I couldn’t get a full view of the horseshoe because I couldn’t look over. I don’t understand people who want to go past the rail. It is so nerve racking. I had to finally leave. I left the family behind while I slowly walked that long steep passage back to the parking lot. I believe it is .75 miles one way and it is down on the way and up on the way back. I stopped several times and got back about 1 minute before the rest did.

This is one of the best views I have seen so far. OMG! If you go out west, make sure to go to Horseshoe Bend.

Before heading to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, we made a stop at the New Wave in Glen Canyon National Park, right here in Page, AZ where we are camping. The Waves is a beautiful place where you need to get a permit and it can take years. A friend of mine just posted she got her permit after trying for several years. We didn’t have several years so we opted for the New Wave. Definitely small scale but very cool.

We opted to go to the North Rim of Grand Canyon because it is supposed to have the best views, yet it is the least visited. Each year the North Rim gets about 1 million visitors whereas the South Rim gets about 5 million visitors. However, some of that is because the North Rim is only open May-Sept due to weather.

I know it has taken me a long time to upload this but we have been busy, busy, busy. Lots coming. Stay tuned for the Grand Canyon