Horseshoe Bend is a meandering loop of the Colorado River in northern Arizona. To see it, you pay to park in a lot just off the highway and then walk about a half-mile to the eastern rim of the canyon. There’s not much else to say about it, except that it’s a phenomenal sight and a national treasure. I’ll let the images speak for themselves.
Look closely at the shoreline below. There is a campground down there with people, tents and a vault toilet.
Rocking my 1970s-vintage puffy vest and mismatching windbreaker, because I am stylish that way.
We had allotted an entire day to Horseshoe Bend, thinking that we might hike down to see the petroglyphs on the canyon walls. Turns out you can only see them from the river, via raft or kayak. So by midmorning we were back on the road, heading northwest toward Zion National Park.
Lots more to come!
An Invincible Summer 