Lake Powell near Page, AZ

Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River, straddling the border between Utah and Arizona. The greenish-blue lake is very pretty, surrounded by colorful rocks. It is a major vacation spot, also known as Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which around 2 million people visit every year.

I have been to Lake Powell several times, coming from different directions, seeing different part of the lake since it is very large.

If you visit Lake Powell, don’t miss a chance to take a boat tour from Page to Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Although I didn’t do it this time because it was too cold (low single digits), I have done it before. This world’s highest natural bridge is very impressive, but it can only be reached by boat or backpacking. Highly recommended!

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172. Bizzarre Toadstools

Between Kanab and Page, near Big Water off Highway 89, there is a special surreal area featuring bizarre Toadstools, or Rim Rocks. It is part of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. With a short hike (about a mile one way), it is the only area easily accessible in the vast Monument, without a four wheel drive.

I have been to this amazing place once several years ago by chance. I didn’t know anything about the area, just driving around, trying to find a place to hike. It just so happened that I took the trail and I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. The rocks look so odd. As the name indicated, they do look like Toadstools, huge, rocky toadstools! A couple of years ago, I wrote an article about this peculiar site; with my photos, it was published in a Chinese Magazine.

Once again, this time, I went back to the area when I passed by. Even though I have seen it before, I was still in awe. It seemed I was on another planet! The fact that no one was there made the experience even more out-worldly.

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171. Just by the side of US-89

The scenery along Highway 89 between Kanab, UT and Page, AZ is amazing, even without specific name. When I say “amazing”, it really speaks to someone who loves wild, desolated area. I love the natural, unspoiled feel. The only drawback, as I mentioned in the last post, is there is hardly any paved road away from the main highway. All the pictures here were taken by taking short hikes when I parked my car by the side of the road.

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