It was a 265 mile drive north from Phoenix to Page, Arizona, near the Utah border, up I-17 to Flagstaff, then continuing north on US Highway 89 and, finally, UT-20 to the Page Lake Powell Campground. I am older than the town of Page (pop. 7,500), founded in 1957 as a community for housing the … Continue reading
One of the reasons that the Grand Canyon is so popular is its location in the northwestern corner of Arizona, just a 4-hour drive from Las Vegas Airport. Leaving Grand Canyon, many tourists head north to Zion or Bryce Canyon National Parks, but we were headed the other direction, south, taking AZ-64 South to I-40 … Continue reading
If you’re going to visit the National Parks of the Colorado Plateau and want to enjoy it, get up and get going early; otherwise, expect crowds and heat. From the bar & grill near our campground, it’s an easy half-mile walk to the canyon’s rim, from which the Rim Trail continues east for about 4 … Continue reading
Leaving Bryce Saturday morning, we drove west on UT-12 to US Highway 89, taking that road south to Kanab, Utah. Jim and Von opted to continue south from Kanab into Arizona on US-89A through the scenic Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area. Dale and I stayed on US-89, heading east to Page, Arizona, which lies just beyond … Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled 