May 6 2010 Arches, slots and flowers at Lake Powell

We went up into the Vermillion cliffs looking for arches.

Birthday Arch, apache plume

unnamed arch, birthday arch

,huge cactus blossom, Cliff rose

Primrose, John in an arch

slot canyon, sunset on Lake Powell

cactus blooms, yucca blooms

view out the window, the beach on Lake Powell

John in bed

May 5, 2010 South Antelope Canyon, Navaho Reservation, Arizona

We toured South Antelope Canyon. It is on the Navaho Reservation. We are camped at WahWeap still on Lake Powell, it is daylight savings time, Page, across the Damn is Arizona, they don’t do daylight savings time, and the Navaho reservation, I am not even sure what their time is.  Forget trying to remember what the time is. We had to hire a Navaho guide. We had toured North Antelope canyon before, but it was much shorter. The south was fabulous. The photos to not do it justice. We arrived at the crack  in the rock below, didn’t look like there was anyway we would fit down there. Sue on the entrance stairs below.  The canyon got deeper until  it was maybe 50-100 feet deep and very narrow. The light inside was unbelievable. Years ago a group of Germans drowned in here in a flash flood.  They now have lots of escape rope ladders and an early warning system. I have John in may of the photos so you can see how big it really is. Some of these photos are up. Probably can’t tell which ones thought.

Looking up at John on the exit stairs, looking down on the exit stairs

May 3-4 2010 Monument Valley and Wahweap Marina, Lake Powell, Utah

 


The snow melted away. We went to the tribal park in Monument Valley. Saw the museum, then took the self guiding tour around the features. Very nice. We also saw Navajo horse, free range there. We took a hike around the north mitten, pictured at the left. It was 3.4 miles. The weather was warm, sunny.
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We packed up and headed to Lake Powell. Parked the coach at a site right on the Lake. Did some restocking shopping and then sunbathed and went for a swim in the lake. 80 degree air, cold lake.

May 1-2 2010 Monument Valley, Utah

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We packed up and left Moab. Drove to Monument Valley. To Gouldings RV park. The best one yet. Red rocks,
 
Blooming iris, beautiful place. Warm. I washed the bus windows. We met the neighbors. Pat a woman traveling by herself and Jack and Paula, from Florida. Had dinner with them at Gouldings lodge.
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We woke up to rain, then snow. I walked around with the camera. When it rains or snows in the desert there are all these waterfalls. Gives you a whole new perspective on the desert . Found an arch behind the campground and waterfalls. John cooked cranberry, banana, pecan pancakes. We walked in the snow, took photos. Drove around looked at the valley, took more snow photos. We went up and saw the museum,photographed John with the Duke and some slide shows about the area and Navajos.

 

The sun came out and got some more nice shots. John went on the roof and shoveled the top wearing his chacos. I was sure he would slide off, but he was ok. John prepared a nice chicken pasta dish for dinner.