We moved into town the next two nights at the Page Lake Powell Campground and RV Park, which had all the amenities, including shade and a swimming pool; most important, of course, was electricity to run the air conditioner.
Our destination in Page was to visit one of the best-known and most photographed slot canyons in the southwest: Upper Antelope Canyon, a beautiful area we had read about and seen photos of, but never visited. We’re glad we did because even the most careful and artistic photographs do not convey the experience of seeing firsthand the canyon from the inside.
Like Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly and other Tribal Parks in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, access is governed by the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation: there is a small user fee, visitors must go with a Navajo guide, arrangements and reservations can be made through one of several tribal companies licensed to guide tours, which charge upwards of $45 depending upon the length of the tour.
We
chose Adventurous
Antelope Canyon Photo Tours based upon its name and
good recommendations, because we could also visit another of the five
slot canyons in the area, and because groups were small (Markus and
Ellie were from Germany, Judy is behind Darren, our guide, and Chris,
Steff, and Philip were from Montreal).
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