A Colorado State of Mind: Day 3- Lake Powell and Antelope Canyon

Leaving Monument Valley we continued our drive west towards Page, Arizona and Lake Powell. We left the spiritual simplicity of the reservation and entered more of a traditional resort atmosphere. Our stop for the night was Lake Powell Resort and Marina. We were again wowed by an awesome view, this time of the lake and resort’s pool and marina. We enjoyed drinks by the pool that, amazingly, we had to ourselves. The sun was warm and it felt like vacation. We dreamed about coming back and renting a boat to explore the lake. We dreamed about coming back when August was older, a full grown kid, doing cannonballs into the pool. Ahhh, the life of a vacationer!

The next day we drove to lower Antelope Canyon, back on Navajo land. What appears to be nothing more than a crevice in the ground opens up to a glowing orange gallery of narrow, sensuous, curving sandstone walls, accessed by multiple vertical ladders. It takes a little over an hour to navigate the length of the slot canyon, whose walls remain cool and protected from the desert sun. The beauty is really too much to describe or to capture in a photo, although, as it is in our nature, we try.