Because of Amy's broken hand/finger, we were informed by the doctor at the Grand Canyon that we needed to see an orthopedic specialist as her pinky finger had a 15 degree displacement. He was kind enough to book an appointment for us in Page which is on Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon dam. We likely would have driven right by, but instead had a few days to explore the Glen Canyon. This shot is of Amy sitting very near the edge of the Horseshoe Bend overlook. We hiked across sand for a mile to get to this view...but it was definitely worth it!
That little white triangle on the left is a boat and it's wake...just to give perspective on how far down it was!
Lake Powell...created when Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1965. It took 17 years to fill the lake after construction was completed.
This is a view of the dam (second largest only to the Hoover Dam) and the bridge (4th highest in the US at just over 700 feet high). The dam was started 25 years after the Hoover Dam and is only 16 feet shorter but is 328 feet wider than the Hoover Dam. We went for a tour of the dam on Tuesday. It was very cool to go down the 54 story elevator ride to the bottom and to see the generators and turbines at work. The little blue things near the right hand bottom third of the photo are big river rafts that hold 25 people each. You can float down this section of the Colorado River for 4 hours and then take a one hour bus ride back....we didn't have time to take this in but it looked like fun!
Beautiful view of Lake Powell near dusk enroute to our campground.
Because of Amy's broken hand/finger, we were informed by the doctor at the Grand Canyon that we needed to see an orthopedic specialist as her pinky finger had a 15 degree displacement. He was kind enough to book an appointment for us in Page which is on Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon dam. We likely would have driven right by, but instead had a few days to explore the Glen Canyon. This shot is of Amy sitting very near the edge of the Horseshoe Bend overlook. We hiked across sand for a mile to get to this view...but it was definitely worth it!
That little white triangle on the left is a boat and it's wake...just to give perspective on how far down it was!
Lake Powell...created when Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1965. It took 17 years to fill the lake after construction was completed.
This is a view of the dam (second largest only to the Hoover Dam) and the bridge (4th highest in the US at just over 700 feet high). The dam was started 25 years after the Hoover Dam and is only 16 feet shorter but is 328 feet wider than the Hoover Dam. We went for a tour of the dam on Tuesday. It was very cool to go down the 54 story elevator ride to the bottom and to see the generators and turbines at work. The little blue things near the right hand bottom third of the photo are big river rafts that hold 25 people each. You can float down this section of the Colorado River for 4 hours and then take a one hour bus ride back....we didn't have time to take this in but it looked like fun!
Beautiful view of Lake Powell near dusk enroute to our campground.
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