Antelope Canyon (3rd of August 2013)

At the Indian Market

From Flagstaff, AZ we took direction Page, AZ headed to the Antelope Canyon located in the Navajo Nation. The ride was interesting because we drove trough the Navajo Indian reservation. We saw different small villages with very few houses and far apart one from the other. Along the road there were different Indian artisans selling hand made jewels. We also drove by a market, where we stopped. It was nice because there were no tourists (except for us and another family) but only Indian people. Some were selling handmade jewels, some medical herbs, fried bread, clothes, electrical stuff, fruits and vegetables.....it looked to us as if people use to go to the nearest big village to buy stuff and then resell it to the ones who need it. This would make sense because in this area there was absolutely nothing except for some houses, but no stores what so ever. We arrived in Page after a 6 hour drive.

Entering the Canyon

Page is a small village surrounded by a beautiful landscape of fire-red rocks. From there we went to the Lower Antelope Canyon. We had to take a guided tour, that's the only way you can enter the Canyon. This place is apparently one of the most photographed subject in the world. It is famous for it's beautiful colors coming from the sunlight shining into the Canyon.  The Upper Canyon is said to be the more beautiful, but also the more crowded, so we decided to see the Lower. Our visit took place at around 4 pm and the sun was a bit hidden behind the clouds, so we couldn't see much of light plays. But it was equally impressive! 

In the Canyon

To go into the Canyon you have to descend a steep stair. Also the Canyon looks like a crack in the ground, so the entrance is pretty small. The inside is beautiful! ! The walls are oddly shaped and all is just created by water erosion.

Picture-stop in Utah

Once finished the tour we started out drive direction Bryce Canyon, UT. Along the way we stopped at a pullout because we had to get something fixed. There was an information board telling that not far away there were the remains of a village settled up in the 19th century and that the place had been used as a film set for western movies. So we wanted to take a look! The road was unpaved and uneven, we drove for a while but couldn't see anything. When the road started to get too steep we decided to turn back.  But we stopped anyways and took some really nice pictures, so it was worth the detour :)