Page, Arizona to Kanab, Utah

Kanab, UT

    The town of Page was created in the early 1960s when a decision was made to build the Glen Canyon Dam, which backed water up the Colorado and San Juan Rivers. The photo to the right is of the 710' high Glen Canyon Dam.

 

 

    The Glen Canyon Bridge was also built at the same time, thus ending the laborious process of moving large trucks, modular homes, etc. to the north side of the Colorado by cable.

 

 

 

 

 

    Here's a view to the south of Page and the Navaho Power Plant. Manson Mesa, where Page is located, formerly belonged to the Navahos, but they traded it to the government for grazing property elsewhere. [Click 1 or 2 time to zoom in.]

 

 

 

    I'm not certain, but the snow-capped peaks may be those of the San Francisco Mountains north of Flagstaff, both of which got more snow yesterday and last night (and the reason I mushed on to Page, which nearly 2,000' lower than Flagstaff).

 

    Last night's Snow on the mountains of Utah with Big Water[?] in the middle ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Another view of the Navaho Power Plant along with the large buttes in Northern Arizona.

 

 

 

 

 

    One might call this Utah's version of the Painted Desert, just to the north of US89.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    [Click 1 or 2 times to see last night's snow on the mountains southern Utah.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

    What can you do around Paria? If you're "The Rat Pack," you can make a movie. That's right, Ol' Bloodshot Eyes (Frank), Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, and Peter Lawford used Paria/Pareah for one of their flicks.

 

 

    This red bluff, cliff, or mesa extended from 5-6 miles east of Kanab to just north of Kanab. And just west of where I took this shot I began seeing houses, barns, etc. amongst the junipers -- even saw a windmill. But I only saw one set of solar panels. (The Hitch-N-Post RV Park owner, who did his basic training at Ft Ord, says most people hereabouts use propane.)
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Links:

• Wikipedia article on Kanab, UT
• Natl Park Service web page on Zion Natl Park
• Wikipedia article on Zion NP
  

W 9 Mar Route: Kabab - ** - St George, UT ** = Two routes, one through Zion NP, are under study

W 9 Mar Actual Route: Kanab - Mt Carmel Jcn - Zion NP - Springdale - St George - Snow Canyon [UT] State Park

Th 10 Mar Actual Route: Snow Canyon [UT] State Park - St George Library - Washington - Zion West RV Park (in Leeds)

F 11 Mar Actual Route: Leeds - Cedar City - Newcastle, UT - Panaca, NV - Cathedral Gorge [NV] State Park

Flagstaff - Sunset Crater Volcano NM - Wupatki NM - Page, AZ

Page, AZ

    After stopping by the Flagstaff Albertsons, where I bought some Resers Potato Salad, I headed north on US89. Like most other cities some of the big-box stores which formerly may have been concentrated in the downtown area are now along major arteries such as the road to Tuba City and Page.

    Less than 15 miles north of Flagstaff I saw a sign pointing right to the Sunset Crater Volcano Natl Monument. Since I have a Golden Age Pass I decided to take a look-see. While there is a loop road connecting this Natl Monument with the Wupatki Natl Monument to the north, that would have taken a couple of hours. I asked the young lady working the Visitor Center for the NPS where I could get a good shot of the crater, she said there was an outlook about 1.5 miles up the road.

    She was not mistaken -- as you can see from the photo to the right as well as several which follow.

 

 

 

 

    [Click once or twice to zoom in.]

 

 

 

 

    The volcano which left the crater erupted sometime beteen 1040 and 1100.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Photo looking due north up US89.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    One final look back at the San Francisco Mtns north of Flagstaff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruins of Citadel Pueblo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links:

• Sunset Crater Volcano Natl Monument
• Wupatki National Monument
• History of Page, AZ
• Wikipedia article on Page, AZ

Revised Su 6 Mar Route: Page, AZ

M 7 Mar Route: Page, AZ