Slide Show - Glen Canyon River Raft Trip

Glen Canyon River Raft Trip

We had a great time on Monday when we spent the morning on a leisurely ride down the Colorado River through Glen Canyon. The day was absolutely beautiful, the scenery was, as expected, incredible. Our trip began with a 4 mile bus ride to the bottom of the canyon via a 2-mile dark tunnel which let us out at the base of the dam. Hard hats were required for the short walk from the bus to the raft because we were in a work zone. We learned much of the history of the Glen Canyon Dam. One interesting fact; the bridge was built elsewhere, disassembled and re-assembled here. They began on opposite sides and met in the middle...only off by 1/4"! (I'm guessing they filled the gap somehow.) We meandered 15 miles from the Dam to Lee's Ferry passing the famous Horseshoe Bend in the process. We saw some wild horses (well, actually they use to belong to someone but now roam free), blue herons and fishermen. We did not see bobcats, cougars or mountain goats. (Heavy sigh.) The ride back to the Colorado River Discovery store took over an hour...but the scenery we viewed outside the bus window was so beautiful it didn't seem that long. We needed to get up 3:30am (me) and 4:00am (Richard) to make the 2.5 hour trek to Page, AZ...but I'm glad we did. It was a morning to remember for sure. (Yes, more rocks but the element of water and some archeological history (petroglyphs) has been added to 'spice it up'!!) Hope you like the show.

After the bus ride back we had a 'Bistro' lunch (Turkey sandwich, chips and water with a few snacks) and then embarked on our Hummer Adventure. Those photos will be in the next slideshow.