Friday, 4 October 2013

Lake Powell & Navajo National Monument......1st/2nd Oct.....

Part of Lake Powell from The Rim View Trail....a good hike mostly sandy some rocks....there is one area where the trail is a narrow ledge with a sheer drop down to the lake.....
Yorkieman has taken a shine to this piece of rock and calls it Knotts Knoll.....
A very peaceful hike we did meet a couple from Upper New York State and had a good chat.....they had had their  trip to the Grand Canyon cancelled due to the wretched shutdown....
We disturbed this little chap and his mate...having said that he wasn't so little a good 18 inches long...
Back to Horseshoe Bend for the sunset........some good affect on the rocks but nothing special
As our boat trip was cancelled due to the shutdown we take ourselves off to  The Navajo National Monument approx 65 miles from Page......this is just an interestingly shaped rock....
A good drive mainly through vast ranch lands....
This and next pics are the Navajo National Monument......the remains of  Betatakin Cliff Village....
By 1286 the village had grown to fill even the most precarious shelves, most of the 135 rooms can still be seen.....
The valley of Betatakin Village......

The view from our lunch spot........

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