After the Grand Canyon, we still had half a day left to visit Bryce Canyon, which is a 2 hour drive north.
Bryce Canyon is different from the Grand Canyon because snow (instead of water) has eroded another layer of uplifted sediment, which is deep red here. This way, a quirky type of rock is created, called the hoodoo.
Incredible. Just all those canyons close to each other, and all so different!
To finish, we went for a real cowboy BBQ and after a night in a real bed, off to Death Valley!!
Grand Canyon!!!! If people tell you this place is so impressive they would sell their firstborn to see it again, better believe them because oh my what a shocker. We thought the Blue Mountains were amazing, but this canyon beats it hands down.
45 km long, 16 km wide and 1.6 km deep, little Colorado river has done a good job in carving a piece of art out of the earth reaching back 2 billion years in rock time!
Pictures will do the rest of the talking.
While there’s much more to see and do in Page, Arizona, we took it slow and easy.
Sleep: Motel 6. Clean, new, pool and wifi. Recommended if you’re on a budget
Eat: Fiesta Mexicana, Canyon King
See: Horseshoe Bend at sunset, Lower Antelope Canyon (and Upper at certain times)
Huge margaritas, and strong (even for Bram’s measures)!
Chilling at horseshoe bend (and sitting down because still tipsy 🙂
Creepy David Lynch style tree on a lost highway towards the local riverpaddleboat-pizzeria (yup).
Next day, Antelope Canyon! A huge crack in the wall with amazing rock formations inside.
It’s a desert, so better clean that lens regularly, Ilse!
