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Playing the Tourist near Page, AZ
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| Hiking | 1.48 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 1.48 Miles | 1 Hour 7 Mns | | 3.29 mph |
| 40 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Spent the day driving up to Page for a planned paddle trip over the weekend. Unfortunately, it seems my luck with the weather finally wore itself out, as we were plagued with high winds. After driving all day, we decided to do a couple little tourist jaunts to stretch our legs before heading back to the AirBnB to sort gear and prepare for a long day on the water.
First stop was the alcove behind the Shell Station. We snagged the last parking spot in the parking area along the fence line. There was a steady stream of people heading up the sandy path to the alcove for the requisite photograph. With the winds howling, spending time in the alcove itself was an experience in being sandblasted. After waiting our turn, we got a photo and headed back to the car and wandered over to the AirBnB to check in and get settled.
With sunset approaching, we decided to brave the hordes at the horseshoe bend overlook. It's been well over 20 years since I've stopped there - in addition to the entrance station, very much enlarged parking area, and toilet facilities, it appears the trail has been re-routed and outfitted with some strategically placed shade structures. As expected, it was packed. After paying our fee and finding a parking spot towards the far end of the lot, we joined the masses on the trail to the overlook area. We peeled off early, and found a spot with a clear view of the horseshoe below and sat ourselves down to watch the sunset.
Managed to get a few nice photos as the sun hit the horizon and sank below. Once we satisfied ourselves that we got the photos we wanted, we beat a hasty retreat, passing many on our way back up to the parking area. I was surprised to see how many folk were still headed in, even after the sun had sunk below the horizon.
It was nice to catch some touristy photos, though it's safe to say my tolerance for being around hordes of people is confirmed to be extremely low, so I'll be refraining from exposing myself to those kinds of crowds again any time soon.  |
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