Friday we moved from the Grand Canyon area to Lone Rock Beach Campground in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, just over the border from Arizona. This is a paid campground in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area with no sewer, water, or electric hook-ups - cost with the National Senior Pass is $7./night - full price is $14. Most everone camps on the beach but we are in the dunes area which is much more private.
Our Route From The Grand Canyon To Utah
Our Campsite
The view from our campsite
Panoramic photo of the campground (click to enlarge)
Another view of the camground
The namesake rock
Today we hiked the Hanging Gardens Trail which is just a couple miles from the campground. The hanging gardens are a mass of vegetation, mostly ferns, growing on the vertical face of a cliff. Water seeps from the porous sandstone and is absorbed by the ferns. The cliff has an overhang which protects the plants from the sun. It is more impressive than the pictures show - this is a little oasis in the desert.
The rest of the pictures are views from the Hanging Gardens Trail or nearby.
A small section of Lake Powell - this section is mostly in Arizona
Another view of Lake Powell
Another view from the hike
Quite a variety of landscapes in a small area - red sandstone hill on our hike
Looking South into Arizona
Not as many cacti here but this one was in bloom
View of the back side of the Glen Canyon Dam which dams the Colorado River to form Lake Powell which covers 254 sq. mi. Tomorrow we are going to the Glen Canyon Dam visitor center and to Horseshoe Bend which is just up the road from where we are - we decided to wait until Monday hoping they both won't be so busy.
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