Technically, if you search for Lees Ferry you will find the photograph of Horseshoe Bend (as shown below) yet whilst we were actually at Lees Ferry as a place, we couldn't find it anywhere. But out of chance we came across it in Page, which is in Utah. .
And so we set off on what appeared to be a small walk up a sandy hill, to which we assumed we would find this Horseshoe Bend at the top. We did not, again, the signs lie. Note, when you see a sign in America that says '3/4 of a mile' it lies. It actually means 2 miles. And walking up and down sand dunes in 95F heat is never a great thing.
But when we did finally get to the top (it was so high!) we got some great views.
The overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at
3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop. I was hanging on to Louise for dear life whenever she wanted to take photo because she was getting too close to the edge.
On the way back to the main road we had to take shelter from the intense heat under a purpose built canopy for some much needed shade.
On the way back to the main road we had to take shelter from the intense heat under a purpose built canopy for some much needed shade.
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