Rosy here on Travel Tuesday to tell you this and that about attractions in and around Page, AZ.
Page was originally established in 1958 as a camp for those working on the Glen Canyon Dam and is named after John C. Page, a Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner.
Built in 1959, the Glenn Canyon Dam Bridge is one of the highest bridges in the United Stated at 700 feet about the Upper Colorado River.
The Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1966 , creating Lake Powell. Lake Powell not only contributes water to the lower Colorado Valley(this includes ur home state of New Mexico) but it is also attracts tourists to the area.
The Glen Canyon Dam, Bridge and Lake Powell are very cool...but Page also has beautiful
geological formations(that's fancy speak for pretty rocks and canyons). The pawrents really wanted to visit a slot canyon like Antelope Canyon while we were visiting, but there just wasn't time(not to mention it was REALLY hot outside). Instead, they took a little drive along scenic Route 89 a little north of Page.
The rock formations were amazing!
Here is a short video Mama put together:
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As usual, there is so much to see in and around Page, Arizona....and there was so little time!
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Hari Om
ReplyDeleteThe rock formation is gorgeous and the height of the bridge scarily impressive! Thanks for taking us along. Hugs and wags YAM-aunty xxx
The good news is there is more to see so you can go back, maybe at a cooler time of the year. It is very pretty there. Mom knows that area but we have never been to the southwest, only Bailie has but she doesn't remember much as she was pretty young. The shot of the bridge is great. We could drive over but it would be too scary for Mom to walk over it, if it was even an option.
ReplyDeletethe video is proof positive that AZ is The Land of Pretty Rocks! I love the ride looking out the window.. I am thinking I might be to distracted by the beauty to drive. that Dam is amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow - the Dam is incredible!
ReplyDeleteAmazing rock formations indeed, and the bridge and dam are super impressive too.
ReplyDeleteWe love to travel (virtually) with you to these awesome plaecs.
There sure is a lot of beautiful things to see in Page. Thanks for taking us along.
ReplyDeleteVery cool and beautiful sights there sweet Rosy. I like that dam and that bridge is something!
ReplyDeleteWOW that bridge is an engineering marvel. OMDs and the views on your post really made ME HAPPY ON HAPPY TUESDAY. Bryan will love this post.
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Hugs to you and Ed and da Boss Dogs
Cecilia
What a wonderful adventure. So many wonderful sights. I love that bridge the very best.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches to the pups and my very best to your wonderful peeps. ♥
Lots of great things to see in Page. Mom is always amazed at bridges. She wonders how do they ever construct those high bridges - very impressive.
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Your folks take good pictures on your trips.We look at them and almost feel like we are there. That bridge looks scary to drive on! XOX Xena and Chia
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your exciting travels with us homebound folk
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Apparently our Dada visited Lake Powell when he was 14, about a hundred years ago. He and his brother went out on somebody's boat in the lake where they were using a giant vice grip as a steering wheel because the proper steering wheel had fallen off or something."
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, sounds like a quality vehicle."
Lulu: "Yep! Anyway they were zooming around towards one of those geological formations when the vice grip popped off. Dada was fully prepared to jump out of the boat but they managed to get the vice grip back on and steer away."
Java Bean: "Why didn't they just stop the boat?"
Lulu: "Because what fun would that be? I guess?"
Such beautiful countryside. Thanks for sharing those pics and info about a part of the country we don't see enough of. Well done, travelers!
ReplyDeleteWe could spend several lifetimes and not see all the beauty the world has to offer, but thank you for highlighting some of it for us!
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