Her View 

Page - Caywood's perspective

 

Page: a city of beauty. We did quite a few things in Page, much of which was centered around Lake Powell. When we first arrived, we found an awesome camping spot where you could actually pitch a tent right on the beach. We pitched our tent, cooked a delicious dinner, and enjoyed the sunset with our toes in the sand of Lone Rock Beach on Lake Powell. This was a very quaint little beach, with one huge rock in the middle of the water. Kids were swimming, men were fishing, there were fire pits everywhere. I loved this night… minus the wind. It was SO windy, and I could hear the wind all night through our tent, so I only got about an hour of sleep. 

 

When we entered the park earlier that night, the park ranger warned us that beyond the parking lot was allowed for all cars, but it was at our own risk. Naturally, Feliks made a comment that he never gets stuck… Jinx! As we were leaving the next morning we got stuck in the sand. What an adventure! But we made some great laughs about it, and luckily were surrounded by some very kind strangers who towed us out. Our first stop after leaving the beach was Horseshoe Bend. I was not impressed with Horseshoe Bend - glad it was free admission. The mile long hike to Horseshoe Bend was nice, even though I fell and hurt myself. *Typical. We didn’t go at the best time, because the sun cast shade over half of the scenic viewpoint. But even if the sun was at a better angle, I don’t think this stop is worth going out of the way.

 

My favorite part of Page ended up being Antelope Canyon. This is actually my favorite outdoor place we’ve been so far. I was a bit hesitant at first due to the price, but I could tell how excited Feliks was about it so we still went. SO GLAD we did! With Antelope Canyon, you have two options: Upper Canyon or Lower Canyon. The Upper Canyon charges you $8 person entry fee, plus charges for the tour on top of that. The tour will set you back between $25 and $40 - not sure what depending on. The Lower Canyon (the one we chose to do) has no entry fee and the tour fee per person is $28. The ranger we spoke to recommends the Lower Canyon between 10am and 1pm, and the Upper Canyon before or after that. The sun has a lot to do with it.

 

The Lower Canyon of Antelope Canyon seriously left me speechless. It has been featured on the cover of a National Geographic before, and for good reason. Our 90 minute tour through the bottom of this canyon was absolutely breathtaking. Be sure to check out the pictures below - they are some of my favorite from our trip thus far. This is a MUST if you plan to go to Page. Going to Page would be worth it simply for this tour. I can guarantee we will be back in this city to also get to experience the Upper Canyon tour.

 

My advice from our experience:

1. DO ANTELOPE CANYON.

2. Be sure to take cash with you. They do not accept any other payment form for the tours. Also be sure to have a few ones because most of the tour guides are awesome and definitely deserve a tip. They will tell you some great photo spots throughout, and even take photos of each group of people. There were multiple times where our tour guide laid on the ground to get the perfect angle for us in his group.

3. Camp on Lone Rock Beach, and bring your fishing poles too.