This morning we experienced one of the most incredible things we have ever seen courtesy of the Lower Antelope Canyon.
We originally questioned whether it was worth visiting because the tickets were incredibly expensive. It turns out that splurging on this adventure was one of the best decisions we made. It was easily one of the most beautiful places and we now understand that the hype and crowds are for good reason. Wow! Our photos turned out fantastic and it was so, so cool walking through the narrow, twisty slot canyon made of the vibrantly red Navajo sandstone.
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| This is the canyon exit. Thank goodness these tours are guided as we would never have dared to enter a hole like this in the ground. |
After such an huge (and hot!) adventure, we snacked on some spicy beef jerky before crossing into Utah to cool off at Lake Powell’s Lone Rock Beach with an afternoon swim. The water was warm, the sand fine, and the clay slippery.
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| Oh my goodness, the clay! |
Then it was back to Arizona for supper. We checked in on the colony of fire ants living under our picnic table that Alistair finds fascinating and spends all his free time watching. We enjoyed watching a distant lightening storm light up the evening sky and listening to a ranger talk on the history of Lees Ferry and how it influenced cowboy culture. This was one of our really great days.
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| Fire ants everywhere! |
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| Lightening making the sky glow in the distance. |
