Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Lake Powell, Rainbow Bridge, Antelope Canyons and more
From Canyonlands NP we made our way to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and its most well known feature, Lake Powell. Another surprisingly beautiful area of sandstone canyons, except this time many of the canyons were filled with water and we took full advantage of having that water available in this desert environment. The highlight of our stay was being visited by my sister, Denise, and her husband, Russell, who live just outside of Denver. It was great to see them and I do love company while we're traveling. ❤️ We rented a boat and explored parts of the lake. A few fun facts: Lake Powell is 186 miles long and has almost 2000 miles of shoreline (which happens to be more than the entire west coast). It is a very big lake! It turned out to be a very fun relaxing day. Another day we drove to Navajo Bridge in search of California condors, but despite there being a colony that nests there, none were “in residence” when we were. Alas. Nevertheless, it was great to