If this is Wednesday, we must be in Page, AZ!
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Pulled out of Bluff this morning headed to Page, Arizona. We can't wait to see Lake Powell. It's been so long since we've seen a large, beautiful body of water. We made a quick side trip to Gooseneck State Park. It shows the force of water better than any place I've seen so far. Looking down into the canyon, we saw where the San Juan River had wandered through the canyon, eroding the rocks over the years. The result is a spectacular sight.
There were two elderly Navajo women in the hot sun, shaded only by umbrellas, selling jewelry. I wandered over and spoke with the oldest woman. She had made the necklaces herself and was in the process of making more. I bought two of them for myself! These stands are everywhere tourists are on the reservations, but there was something about these two women that touched me.
Did I mention it was hot again? No cold front moving through, just more hot, hot, hot air. But it's a dry heat! LOL Temps today ranged from starting out temp of 70 to ending temp of 103 in Page, AZ.
Next of the road was Monument Valley, We saw the ghost of John Wayne riding through the monuments. More driving, more driving and more driving...
Alas, is that blue water we see? Yes! It's Lake Powell! If ever there were opposites, seeing Lake Powell (160 miles long) smack dab in the middle of the desert is one! We checked into our hotel, grabbed a bite to eat and then took off to visit the Glen Canyon Dam. Impressive!!! It's a restricted area and we had to empty our pockets, walk through a metal detector and couldn't bring in purses, camera bags, etc. The visitor center is also where you can peer down at the dam. I think Jimmy Hoffa is buried in all the cement somewhere.
We took a long scenic drive alongside the lake, stopping at the viewpoints and taking more pictures. I'm well over 1,500 pictures at this point! LOL Is it any wonder our drives take hours longer than they should? LOL I can't wait to get home and show my friends and family each and every one of my pictures! LOL Being near the water did nothing to cool the air temp. It was a stifling 103 degrees. We called home and heard that Grand Rapids and Lansing, MI, were cool and everyone was wearing long pants and hoodies. Oh, to be home!
We did some shopping at the Lake Powell Resort and watching millions of dollars of house boats float by on Lake Powell. People rent these houseboats and travel up and down Lake Powell. They have boat taxis which take you from the shore to the houseboat you've rented. It's quite an operation.
Back to the hotel for our nightly swim and cool down! Tomorrow Las Vegas! Friday we're coming home! No more blogs until I get home. I can't get Internet at Sam's Town and we won't have much time there. Trust me, I'm going to get to Sam's Town, go inside and not come out until we have to fly home. Las Vegas is supposed to be 106 degrees on Thursday/Friday.
