Lake Powell, AZ

We planned to head for Zion next, but a quick scan of our website showed that the entire park was full up for Easter, so instead we thought we'd try our luck at the Wahweap campsite in Page, Arizona, on Lake Powell.

We were thinking, hohum, a campground in a parking lot at a marina.  And the lady at registration informed us there was only self-contained camping available.  Overflow parking lot for sure we thought.  Instead we got a nice spacious campsite with a beautiful view of Lake Powell.  And the weather was pleasantly balmy.

View from our campsite.

We headed right off to Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River.  It was crazy busy with bus loads of Chinese visitors arriving.  A woman we met told us she had been here 20 years ago and there had only been one other couple there.

 But a magnificent view of the bend.  There were a few boats below, and two empty campsites.  You can put in at Lee's ferry and boat up the river.

Our next stop was a short hike to the hanging gardens.  There were only 10 cars here, much more manageable.  We hiked across Zion - like rocks

to a seep where ferns were growing out of the cliff.

After supper we walked down to the beach, a few hardy souls went swimming.  It was COLD, they told us.

All and all we were very impressed with the area, we hope to come back some day and paddle Lake Powell.