We hadn’t quite realised how close we were to Antelope Canyon, when we looked on google maps it put it somewhere completely different.
When we realised that we could make a simple detour to see it we thought, why the heck not!
The evening before we visited the canyon we watched the sun set over Lake Powell from a hill in Page. It was beautiful and lovely to be chilling out rather than on the road for once.
The canyon itself is incredible. The colours in the rock are amazing, especially when the sunlight comes down in beams, and the shapes the water and wind have made are stunning. It’s become a very popular destination, so the tours get a little busy.
We were driven out to the canyon in a group of covered “monster trucks” along a long sandy road, past cows trying to find grass in the dunes. We had a guide that took us through the canyon, and wasn’t shy about telling us exactly what we should be taking photos of – “you’re going to stand here and take a vertical shot”!
The next morning we went to have a look at the “Horseshoe Bend”, which is a point overlooking the Colorado River near Page and is very impressive. The colours are beautiful, and probably not done justice in this picture!
Antelope Canyon looks fantastic – wish we had gone there when we did the canyons. North rim sounds great – good to get away from the crowds.
Looks beautiful!