After working on Friday I drove up to Page, AZ which is where Glen Canyon Dam is forming the base of Lake Powell. We got there kind of late so we just ate and went to bed soon after. On Saturday I was still feeling pretty tired and my cold wasn’t a lot better, but I managed to take Abbey on a couple of hikes, with a nap in between of course. First we went to the overlook at Horseshoe Bend. This is where the Colorado River makes a U-turn just south of the dam. We walked along the cliffs until I was too tired to go any further. 
Abbey still had some energy left, but I finally managed to get her back to the car. Later on in the afternoon, we drove down to Lake Powell on the other side of the dam. You can walk as far as you want along the shore. The shore is almost entirely made up of red sandstone (at least that’s what I think it is) that formed in layer upon layer that together look kind of like waves. I let Abbey off the leash so she could get more exercise without wearing me out. 
On Sunday morning I took her down to Lake Powell again. I was feeling a little better so we went pretty far this time. Except for the time she was in the water, Abbey was moving non-stop for the better part of 2 hours. I keep thinking that she’s 13. She’s gotta slow down sometime soon. Page is mostly known for the Glen Canyon Dam and the major starting off point for houseboat trips on Lake Powell, but it’s also know for nearby Antelope Canyon. This is a beautiful slot canyon on Navajo Land. The canyon is 3 ft. wide at it’s narrowest and only about 18 ft. at its widest. On the surface it looks like no more than a slot in the earth in some places. It’s also called a corkscrew canyon because the walls of the canyon spiral around like a corkscrew. You can only go by tour and since it didn’t involve much of a walk I decided I had enough energy left over to do it. Unfortunately, I don’t have a tripod and I have a pretty shaky hand, but I did manage to get some good pictures nonetheless. The amazing thing about the pictures is the colors. It’s fairly dark inside the canyon because it’s so narrow so you don’t see a lot of color with the naked eye. But when you take a picture and leave the shutter open long enough the colors that come out are amazing – red, pink, orange, purple, and blue. I’d love to go back there with a tripod, but these will have to do for now.
On Monday morning I was feeling a lot better, but I decided to leave Page anyways. I had to work on Tuesday so it was either leave then or wait ‘til Wednesday. The campground was close to a road and a bit noisy, and that wasn’t a lot else to do there besides hike. I wasn’t really up for another hike so we took off and headed for Durango, CO.
