Arizona Road Trip Pt 1

Adventure:
Arizona Road Trip - Grand Canyon / Horseshoe Bend

Our little Arizona road trip had been on the horizon for quite some time, we (I) had come up with a pretty grueling schedule taking us from Phoenix to Page, then into Utah and pretty much everywhere in between, the one thing that I had hadn't taken into consideration was the heat.
Much to my dismay (and Noah's delight) most of the hiking got cut out of our itinerary due to the extreme temperatures.

New plan in hand we boarded our plane to PHX. As soon as we stepped outside the terminal we felt it. It. Was. Hot. Too hot. We picked up our truck and some snacks for the road and we were off to the Grand Canyon!

Noah was not very excited about the Grand Canyon (he was eager to get to Page) so we only spend about an hour exploring. As usual I got too close to the edge and he scolded me.

We got back on the road and made our way toward Page, AZ. This is a beautiful but LONG drive.

                                                    Somewhere near Tuba City, AZ

 We rolled into Page around sunset, set up our tent near the lovely Lake Powell and tried to get some sleep. It was so hot that neither one of us really slept much. After tossing and turning for a couple hours we got up around 0430 and took showers (YAY for campsites with showers!) and headed out for Horseshoe Bend.
                                                         I love a good warning sign.

 We arrived at Horseshoe Bend at about 0600 and there were already quite a few people there.
This is a short 1.4 mile out and back hike, its very popular/touristy but so worth it. I mean, look at it!

                         

                           

As we were on a schedule we spent about 30 mins basking in the amazingness that is Horseshoe Bend and then made our way to our next stop...

Good times.
Good company.
Good adventure.