Page, Arizona

While driving from Albuquerque to Page, we enjoyed our packed lunch from Annapurna near El Malpais National Monument which has a diverse volcanic landscape. Our visits around Page, Arizona included Horseshoe Bend, Paria Townsite and Wahweap Overlook. Located 5 miles south of Page, Horseshoe Bend offers an overlook of the Colorado River, and the short hike to the top provided beautiful views of the river 1100 feet below. We visited Paria Townsite via a drive on a dirt road, where the vibrant rock colors included stripes of red and purple and looked like a painting. The area's beauty has attracted Hollywood, with many western movies filmed in this location. The sunset and views from Wahweap overlook were stunning. 

Page, Arizona pictures

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Kanab, Utah

 

We had a wonderful stay in Kanab, renting a nice townhouse with beautiful views and convenient access to nearby hiking trails. We enjoyed the motivational hangings and posters in the house. We hiked Tom's Canyon trail and enjoyed the views from the trail.

We visited the Coral Pink Sand Dunes state park and hiked around the area learning about the desert plants.

We got to see a beautiful sunset and a view of the Grand Staircase from the LeFevre Overlook. Grand Staircase comprises of the 5 cliffs - Pink, Grey, White, Vermilion and Chocolate Cliffs.

We also visited Best Friends animal sanctuary which is almost 3700 acres and is the largest sanctuary of its kind in the U.S. It is part of a no-kill movement and has 1600 animals and is a model for the future of animal welfare. We enjoyed lunch in their Angel Village vegan cafe and met one of the cofounders of the sanctuary.

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Zion National Park, Utah

Zion is a national park famous for red rock cliffs and the Zion canyon. It has a lot of different activities to choose from. Zion means sanctuary or refuge in Hebrew. We entered through the east entrance and passed through Zion mount carmel tunnel. We decided to rent e-bikes and cycle the route from visitor center to the Temple of Sinawa instead of taking the shuttle bus. Since there are only park shuttles and lodge residents, it was enjoyable to ride with no other visitor cars passing us. At the Temple of Sinawa there were beautiful views of the Virgin river along the Riverside walk to the Narrows. We didn't hike in the Narrows but we stopped at a number of places on the way back like the Weeping rock, Big Bend and Court Of The Patriarchs. We saw some deer near the Emerald pools trail starting from the Zion Lodge. The views along the way were spectacular. They were like picture postcards. It was fun cycling on a number of bridges. Views at the Diversion dam on the Pa'rus Trail were very beautiful. We also got to see the sunset from the Canyon Junction bridge and the rock colors after sunset were amazing. 

Zion National Park Pictures

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