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Lee Creek, North Shuswap near Chase, B.C, Canada
We went full-time Rving in October of 2005! We retired from full time to part-time as of the end of 2015. Our present "small but comfortable" Wagon is a 2008 Camper trailer(TravelAir Rustler), pulled by a 2008 Dodge Dakota, 4X4.l. Our home is now a Gated Community Park, in Oliver, British-Columbia, Canada. I retired in 2005 and my Life Companion, Valerie, retired October 1, 2006 from nursing. We invite you to follow and share our new adventures and mishaps. Life is but an adventure full of dreams yet to be fulfilled!

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

April 7 & 8, 2104; To Page, AZ and Antelope Canyon

APR  7, Monday; To Page, AZ
11* @ 7am; 22* in Page, AZ

We were up by 7 am and after saying goodbye to Terry & Glenda, we were on the road by 9 am.  We headed north on Val Vista to 202 E then 101 N & W and eventually I 17 N.  That allowed us to circumvent Phoenix and Scottsdale.  We began climbing almost right away; the scenery went from desert to low shrubs to pine and oak trees.  We stopped for fuel in Camp Verde @ $4.09/gal then we went as high as over 7000 feet and finally reached Flagstaff where we had lunch in a Shopping Centre east of Flagstaff city centre.  We continued on Hwy 89 N and climbed to almost 7500 feet before beginning going lower.  We were almost surrounded by high snowcapped mountains and lots of forest but just as quickly, the scenery changed to low shrubs and high prairie grass.  The temperature here was showing 18*C on our thermostat.  The landscape once again changed to colorful sandstone rocks.  We eventually reached the Junction called GAP where I took on more fuel @ $3.87/Gal, and here, we had to turn right on Hwy 20 as 89 collapsed further north and is still under construction and no one can get by.  That added an extra 20 miles to our route but we eventually made to Page without further incidents.  This road took us directly to our campground, PAGE-LAKE POWELL CAMPGROUND, Site # 60.  We paid $24.30/night + tax.  We have full hook-up including cable.  This is a very nice campground with lots of amenities and WIFI!  We have a fantastic view of a red sandstone rock face.  I am looking forward to tomorrow and the Antelope Canyon.  We had left over chicken for dinner then watched a couple movies in the evening.

We travelled 298 Miles in 5.5 hrs @ 53 MPH
N  36* 54.085’
W 111* 27.143’
Alt: 4231 ft

 
APR  8, Tuesday; Antelope Canyon
10*C @ 7am; 25*C in pm

After a lazy early morning and my power walk, we showered and went into town to pay for our tour at 1:30 pm.  Afterwards, we went to Walmart and bought some necessary groceries.  From here, we did a couple Geo-Caches before going home and putting the groceries away.  The town of PAGE has grown some since the last time we drove through here and it has become a very clean and neat town with lots to see.  There is even a whole street especially for churches, over 20 and all on the same street.  WOW!!!  Anyway, we drove to the tour office by 1 pm and waiting for our turn to be loaded in the back of a truck with comfortable seats and by 1:35 pm, we headed for the Canyon.  It was about 20 minutes from here on Navajo Land.  We drove on the bed of a sandy dry river bed and arrived at the entrance.  Our guide took us in and we walked the whole canyon, about a quarter mile long.  And what a FANTASTIC and SPIRITUAL place it was!  I took lots of pictures and most of them turned out.  Our guide knew which pose to take and how to take it which made for some interesting pictures.  The whole experience was worth every penny we paid and I will post the pictures soon.  Words cannot describe the beauty of that place.  It used to be wide open but due to vandalism, the Navajo Band stopped all access then eventually re-opened it but under the use of a guide.  Ours was definitely interesting and fun.  We came away in awe.  After returning to the office, we went to a pub next door and had a beer and chicken wings then we drove to the “BEND CANYON”.  This was another interesting area just outside of town.  We had to walk up to the ridge then down the “look-out” overview of the horse-shoe created by the Colorado River.  It was an interesting area and again we took lots of pictures.  It was a hell of a walk back up to the ridge.  Another very interesting and awesome area!  We came home, had a drink together then dinner.  It was to bed early after such a busy day!

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