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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

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Zion

We made it! We met up at a Walmart just before entering Utah–which was a really good idea because Utah doesn’t approve all alcohol. That would have been a shame. At least for some adults. Anyway after everyone stocked up on food we headed out. We had booked a trip down the Virgin river in tubes first. So we parked our campers and headed down the road to our river adventure. And what an adventure it was. Not your typical tubing. It was more like a combination of white water rafting and tubing. Floating along and all of a sudden fast water. Getting hung up on rocks and breaking loose, then running into the brush on the side. Super fun.

Next we went back to camp to make a quick dinner before heading to Zion for a sunset picture. What magnificent views. We had a bit of a hike and naturally, I couldn’t make it all the way to the top. Which worked out fine because this big anvil shaped cloud blocked the view. The next morning Melissa, Mike and John got up early to do a hike and Christy and I had coffee outside the campers. I am really liking this. We packed up the kids and headed into Zion for our smaller hike. Needless to say it was so crowded we would have to park outside the park, wait for the shuttle and take that in, then get the shuttle back. We did not have enough time because we had to check out by 11:00. So we went into the park and parked in a “safety” zone and ran into the visitor center to get our stamp–it was the first time for the kids. We decided we would hit Zion up on the way back.

Christy and I had already gotten the camper ready for John to load up so we met them up the road before we headed to Page AZ. On the way we made a stop at the Sand Caves. Another hike I couldn’t complete. You had to climb ropes to get to the top. I walked with Chanel and Melissa stayed with me because she had already been up and down. This was really cool.

We made it to our campground Page Lake Powell Campground and set up before we headed to the Shell Gas Station Caves. OMG there are so many places to go and see.

That wasn’t the end of the day. We went to Horseshoe Bend for a sunset and that is where I will start tomorrow. Whew it is so hard to keep up. We hit the ground running in the morning and don’t stop til late at night.

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Our Last Night in Vegas

Ok, I know I said four nights in Vegas and then I only mentioned three. My bad. Our last day in Vegas was our 31st Anniversary. And we are still on our honeymoon. We headed to Clark County Wetlands only to discover we could only take the dog on the outside walkway and not in the park. So we decided to head to Seven Magic Mountains. This was on the other side of Vegas heading toward Los Angeles. It is 15 miles outside Vegas. All I can say is Wow.

See all 7 mountains of colored rocks? That’s it. I still don’t get it. Nothing magical to me and lots of driving for that. Oh well. You win some, you lose some. Next we took Chanel back to the camper and we went into town to ride the High Roller. Now that is something you really don’t want to miss. It really was the highlight of our day and it was so slow (business wise) the two of us got the cabin all to ourselves. This is bigger than the London Eye. It moves very slowly so it never stops. You walk on as it goes. It takes 30 minutes to go around and you can see all over the city. It really was amazing.

Later we went to dinner and headed back to the camp. Tomorrow is a big day. We are meeting up with the kids to go on to Zion, Grand Canyon and Arches. Going to be a full week.

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