When we were in Flagstaff we were still really unsure of what we were going to do with the few weeks in between leaving there and meeting up with my parents after Christmas. Blake started talking to my Uncle about all of the cool things there are to do in Arizona and the next thing you know - we have 3 maps, and two laptops out - researching routes and ways that we could squeeze it all in.
We decided on heading to Page to see Lake Powell and do the slot canyon tours. We saw one photo of Antelope Canyon and we were both sold!
We got into Lake Powell pretty late the first night and went across the Utah border to the Lone Rock Beach campground. It's an amazing view! We had to have internet for the other days that week so we headed back into town to the main campground with hookups and everything. It was really nice to have electricity but I could tell Blake really wanted to go back to Lone Rock, and because I'm really, really, really nice - we did.
Blake was driving down the beach to the spot that we had successfully made it down to a few nights before, when we got a little stuck. Then he panicked and hit the gas and we got really stuck.
It was beautiful out and the puppies had the whole beach basically to themselves so I didn't really care if we were there a while - but there was a camper a little ways down the beach and Blake walked over to see if they have a shovel. They did - and it turned out to be another full time family!
Zack Rackovanz, his wife Ashley, and their two kids were so fun to be around and we ended up spending a lot of our time in Lake Powell with them. They have a blog as well and you can find more about their journey <here>. Zack helped us gain a little confidence with the drone, showed me how to properly use my fancy camera, and gave us so many tips on full time RVing. Their kids were hilarious and it was really nice to be around a family after being alone for a few days. Meeting them was a highlight of our trip so far and I'm sure we'll see them again on this trip!
One morning we packed up and went to see Horseshoe Bend - a pretty popular view point a major tourist attraction. We spent a few hours up there hiking around on the rocks and taking pics. Afterwards we went back to the beach and broke out the paddle boards! We went about a mile out into the lake and our goal was go around the rock and back. For some reason I got really scared once I got to the rock but Blake kept going to it made for some pretty cool drone footage. Back at the beach Blake took the Rackovanz girls out on their first paddle board rides.
Our last day we did Antelope Canyon. It is honestly one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. We were on a small tour with just one other couple and our tour guide and I'm so, so, so happy that we went in the off season when it wasn't crowded. Our guide was so nice and knowledgable and since it wasn't too busy she really took the time to help us take the best photos. She told us that a few years ago Window's came out to shoot and the spot we were in had become one of the backgrounds for Windows 7. I loved every second of it and I'm so glad we went!
Thanks Aunt Tara and Uncle Dean for the recommendations!
Next up - Texas!
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