Lake Powell, Utah & Arizona
After we finished our visit to Zion National Park, we headed back south towards the Utah/Arizona border. As we got closer to the Arizona border town of Page, we caught a glimpse of Lake Powell, a huge lake that was formed by the damming of the Colorado River at Glen Canyon. Driving over the Glen Canyon Dam Bridge, it was quite a site to see a lake on one side of the bridge and a deep canyon on the other side. We also took the opportunity to visit the lakeside town of Wahweap and stop at several overlooks. It was incredible to see such a vast desert with absolutely no vegetation bifurcated by a deep blue river and lake.
Antelope Canyon, Arizona
While staying in the town of Page, Arizona, we took the opportunity to see the famous Antelope Canyon. Most of the canyon is actually located in Navajo territory and due to the ongoing COVID situation, visitors to the reservation (and Navajo section of the canyon) were not allowed. Because of this, we ended up visiting Antelope Canyon via a kayaking tour through Lake Powell. As we paddled our way past yellow/beige canyon walls in the early morning, we eventually landed at a beachhead deep in the heart of Antelope Canyon. Afterwards, we walked for about 15 minutes before the walls started to change colors from yellow and beige to purple and pink, decorated with the most beautiful swirls as if the walls had been painted by the wind. We took as much time as we could to appreciate Antelope Canyon, owing to the fact that this was a bucket list destination and we had just kayaked 2.50 miles (4 km) just to get here! In total, it was a 5 mile (8 km) round trip of kayaking but that made the trip so much more worth it. Almost as if we had earned the right to see Antelope Canyon.
For anybody interested in kayaking to see Antelope Canyon, we highly recommend Lake Powell Adventure Company. Our guide Briton was super friendly and knowledgeable, not to mention very patient since due to Nina’s pregnancy, we had a little bit of trouble keeping up with the rest of the group.
For more info visit: https://lakepowelladventure.com/