Page, Arizona

 On the way to page we stopped at horseshoe bend. It was nice to get out of the car and walk but I couldn't imagine what was lurking down the edge of the cliff. I wanted to sit on the edge, it was so exciting. I laid on my stomach and creeped up to the edge. It was thrilling. There was a light wind and we could see boats at the bottom. They were the size of a piece of gum. Sometimes, we are so far away when we look at these big things that it is hard to imagine how big it really is. Seeing the people helped a lot. This was true in the Grand Canyon too.

The next day we went to a Native American Reservation that has a hidden canyon inside. There are two canyons, Lower and Upper Antelope Canyon. You have to pick which one you go in and have a native guide with you. Our guide was Josh. When he brought us out to the lower canyon, you couldn't even see anything at all. Then we went down these steep steel stairs and inside was a beautiful, magnificent layering of folded limestone. It looked soft like clay but it was hard and there was a lot of red sand on the path. Some spots were narrow, and some had folds that I could hide in. I loved it there! It was a lot of fun.

Later that day, we went for a hike to the Hanging Gardens. We saw a lot of jack rabbits. On the way back we went off the trail towards Lake Powell, but it turns out the distance was a lot more than we expected so we had to go back. We also saw a ton of collard lizards, one even got up on it's two feet and ran from us. My dad stalked a horned toad to get a picture.

After that hike, we went for a good look at the dam. It was massive (like everything we've seen on this trip). It was also closed for visitors going down :( Maybe next time. Either way, it sends power to a lot of VERY BIG power lines.

The next day we rented a boat and went to Rainbow Bridge, a national monument. It took us all day to get there and back. I was the navigator through the waters. It was fun to read the buoy numbers and the map. At the bridge there was only one other boat there. We walked about a mile to the bridge and it was beautiful. You can't drive here because it is on Native American land and because no roads go to the bridge. It felt very special to be there.

On our way back to the marina and our boat broke down.  We were waiting for a tow boat for an hour so we decided to jump in, but the lake was FREEZING. Eventually, the tow guy, Marvin, came to rescue us and took us and to boat back to the marina.

On our way out of Page, we stopped in the visitor's center and I earned Jr Ranger badges for both Glen Canyon and Rainbow Bridge.  Overall, Page was one of the funnest places we visited so far. Yosemite is still my favorite!