Sunday, October 15
We took the CR-V for a Sunday Drive to Halls Crossing, hoping to get some good view of Lake Powell.
It was about a 90 minute drive or so. The place has definitely seen better times, and even though most everything was closed for the season, the place looked worn down.
The ferry service has been closed for a couple of years at least. We did find the ramp down to the ferry though for a view:
Monday, October 16
We got off to a late start and by the time we'd dumped tanks near Monument Valley, AZ it was close to Noon. Along the way, we stopped at the Forrest Gump Viewpoint (yep, that's what AZDOT has put on the sign) to take pictures of Monument Valley's most known features:
Tourons of Monument Valley, trying to get themselves
run over by cars.
Martha, not being a Touron
Instead we got a spot near the water crossing, at a bit higher elevation and set up camp. While we did this, a grader came in and smoothed out the road leading onto the Nipple Bench area.
photo by Martha
During the Golden Hour, I rode Yagi, my TW200 down Smoky Mtn Road to check out nearby rock formations.
Obviously, lots to explore around here. Some of the above rock formations are within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA). Martha and I will be exploring this area over the next few days.
4 comments:
Is the low water level the new norm for Lake Powell?
Great set of photos.
I had heard that the level had risen a bit due to the rains earlier this year. What little we saw of lake Powell, it still seemed below the high level marks on the rock walls.
Brilliant panos of Monument Valley. Very iconic, reminds me of old Western movies. Cheers, SonjaM
Danke, SonjaM....
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