Page, Arizona

Faithful followers will assume that we have spent the past two years in Salem, Oregon where this blog last found us. A lot has happened since then (of course), the most significant of which (for our purposes anyway) was that writing the blog was less fun than having fun. Here is a try at keeping up to date.

We left Casa Grande yesterday, absolutely exhausted from closing up the house (that’s a story for a catch-up entry) and getting the RV packed and otherwise ready to roll. Two days was not enough! We managed to get on the road by 8:30 and headed up I-10 to I-17 in Flagstaff, AZ. Although it’s been as high as 97 degrees in Casa Grande this month, it’s still winter in Flagstaff.

The drive from Flagstaff north to Page on US 89 was not one of Kaela the cat’s favorites–rough, curvy, and wavy. Jane felt a little queasy herself when she wasn’t looking up and even Dave complained about the bumps. BUT, Jane and Dave were able to appreciate the stunning landscape (Kaela’s in a travel crate). ALL of these shots were taken through the windshield or passenger window as we were moving.

We arrived at the campground about six miles north of Page and were delighted to find it was located in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and that we had a view of Lake Powell. We set off on adventures.

First we completed a Geocaching Earthcache. This slab of Kayenta sandstone was moved from a side canyon in the area and contains 170 million year old footprints of a Dilophosaurus. The dinosaur weighed one ton and was 20 feet long.

We picked up another cache nearby. It was called, appropriately, Lizard Lounge.

We snapped some pictures of the Colorado River, Glen Canyon dam, Lake Powell behind the dam, and the bridge from the Visitor Center and a nearby overlook.

The scenic overlook led us down beautifully rippled and banded sandstone.

It was nearing sunset, so we headed back to the campground, capturing this image of Lake Powell on the way.