Navajo Bridge Arizona

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Navajo Bridge Arizona

ROF 4 ROF = Ring of Fire

May 4, 2008

Navajo Bridge / Marble Canyon, Arizona

From Zion NP headed south out of Utah on Hwy 89. Zion was a hike through another dimension. Spent a lifetime there,... crammed into short hikes.

My mind drifts back to Zion for moments, then as fast snatched away at the stark beauty of the Vermillion Cliffs on the northeast / left side. The desert is beautiful. There's nobody out here.

Kaneb is just north of the Utah / Arizona state line. About 40 miles into Arizona is Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River. This is the 1st bridge between the UT / AZ built in 1929. The Colorado river is almost 500' below, cut into the rock / gorge called Marble Canyon. That's how isolated and rugged the terrain is here.

There are 2 bridges... the original is now a pedestrian walk across bridge. The newer for auto traffic. This is a spectacle of geology and history.

Page, AZ / Glenn Canyon dam is about 10 miles NE as the crow flies. Before 1929 they used Lee's Ferry about 5 miles up river to cross. Let's go see.

Lee's Ferry was an early Mormon family river crossing. The landing is still used today as a staging / launching point for rafters goin down river through the Grand Canyon. Magnificent red rock and strata; blue green Colorado river.

I zoomed in the camera lens for nearly a mile... That's some of the rafters at a sandbar stopped to double check equipment.

















ROF 4 ROF = Ring of Fire

May 4, 2008

Navajo Bridge / Marble Canyon, Arizona

From Zion NP headed south out of Utah on Hwy 89. Zion was a hike through another dimension. Spent a lifetime there,... crammed into short hikes.

My mind drifts back to Zion for moments, then as fast snatched away at the stark beauty of the Vermillion Cliffs on the northeast / left side. The desert is beautiful. There's nobody out here.

Kaneb is just north of the Utah / Arizona state line. About 40 miles into Arizona is Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River. This is the 1st bridge between the UT / AZ built in 1929. The Colorado river is almost 500' below, cut into the rock / gorge called Marble Canyon. That's how isolated and rugged the terrain is here.

There are 2 bridges... the original is now a pedestrian walk across bridge. The newer for auto traffic. This is a spectacle of geology and history.

Page, AZ / Glenn Canyon dam is about 10 miles NE as the crow flies. Before 1929 they used Lee's Ferry about 5 miles up river to cross. Let's go see.

Lee's Ferry was an early Mormon family river crossing. The landing is still used today as a staging / launching point for rafters goin down river through the Grand Canyon. Magnificent red rock and strata; blue green Colorado river.

I zoomed in the camera lens for nearly a mile... That's some of the rafters at a sandbar stopped to double check equipment.

 

Lee's Ferry ROF4

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Lee's Ferry ROF4

ROF 4

May 4, 2008

Lee's Ferry, Arizona

From Zion NP headed south out of Utah on Hwy 89. Zion was a hike through another dimension. Spent a lifetime there,... crammed into a short hike through the canyon and wading in the Virgin river.... melted snowpack runoff. My feet are still cold.

My mind drifts back for moments in Zion, then as fast snatched away at the stark beauty of the Vermillion Cliffs on the northeast / left side. The desert is beautiful. There's nobody out here.

Kaneb is just north of the Utah state line. About 40 miles going into Arizona is Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River. This is the 1st bridge between the UT / AZ built in 1929. That's how isolated and rugged the terrain is here. (Page, AZ / Glenn Canyon dam is about 10 miles NE.) Before 1929 they used Lee's Ferry about 5 miles up river. Let's go see.

Lee's Ferry was named for John Lee, an early Mormon pioneer family. The river crossing ferry started in 1871 and continued until 1910. The landing is still used today as a staging / launching point for rafters heading down river through the Grand Canyon. I'd like to go raft with them; maybe in time on another journey.

Magnificent red rock and strata just knock you down beautiful; blue green river... fast river flow here. Should have trout fished some here but excited to get moving onto the Grand Canyon. This is the upper end... the beginning of the Grand Canyon. Got to drive on and see the canyon; excited today!




















ROF 4

May 4, 2008

Lee's Ferry, Arizona

From Zion NP headed south out of Utah on Hwy 89. Zion was a hike through another dimension. Spent a lifetime there,... crammed into a short hike through the canyon and wading in the Virgin river.... melted snowpack runoff. My feet are still cold.

My mind drifts back for moments in Zion, then as fast snatched away at the stark beauty of the Vermillion Cliffs on the northeast / left side. The desert is beautiful. There's nobody out here.

Kaneb is just north of the Utah state line. About 40 miles going into Arizona is Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River. This is the 1st bridge between the UT / AZ built in 1929. That's how isolated and rugged the terrain is here. (Page, AZ / Glenn Canyon dam is about 10 miles NE.) Before 1929 they used Lee's Ferry about 5 miles up river. Let's go see.

Lee's Ferry was named for John Lee, an early Mormon pioneer family. The river crossing ferry started in 1871 and continued until 1910. The landing is still used today as a staging / launching point for rafters heading down river through the Grand Canyon. I'd like to go raft with them; maybe in time on another journey.

Magnificent red rock and strata just knock you down beautiful; blue green river... fast river flow here. Should have trout fished some here but excited to get moving onto the Grand Canyon. This is the upper end... the beginning of the Grand Canyon. Got to drive on and see the canyon; excited today!

Watchtower extra

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Watchtower extra

ROF 4

May 4, 2008

Grand Canyon, Arizona East rim

All Along the Watchtower

From Zion NP headed south out of Utah on Hwy 89. Zion was a hike through another dimension. Spent a lifetime there,... crammed into a couple days.

My mind drifts back for moments, then as fast snatched away at the stark beauty of the Vermillion Cliffs on the northeast / left side. The desert is beautiful. There's nobody out here.

Kaneb is just north of the Utah state line. About 40 miles going into Arizona is Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River. This is the 1st bridge between the UT / AZ built in 1929. That's how isolated and rugged the terrain is here. (Page, AZ / Glenn Canyon dam is about 10 miles NE.) Before 1929 they used Lee's Ferry about 5 miles up river. Let's go see.

Lee's Ferry was an early Mormon family river crossing. The landing is still used today as a staging / launching point for rafters goin down river through the Grand Canyon. Magnificent red rock and strata; blue green Colorado river.

Then it's onto the Grand Canyon. Hwy 89south to Cameron, AZ,... hand a right onto Hwy 64 onto East Canyon rim drive. Into Navajo nation.

The land... High arid plain is absolutley breathtaking, and we're not even to the Grand Canyon. I'm excited.

And get to the East rim.... and there's the canyon.... and the watchtower. Just blown away at the serene setting. What a building. Sublime. Can't really describe this. Powerful. Beyond beauty. It's looking into the abyss of time... of eternity.

January 22, 1974... listening to Dylans "All along the Watchtower" was amazing. The Dylan and the Dead version in 1988 was in my mind while viewing here. Sureal! Listen to that version while looking at these pics.



























ROF 4

May 4, 2008

Grand Canyon, Arizona East rim

All Along the Watchtower

From Zion NP headed south out of Utah on Hwy 89. Zion was a hike through another dimension. Spent a lifetime there,... crammed into a couple days.

My mind drifts back for moments, then as fast snatched away at the stark beauty of the Vermillion Cliffs on the northeast / left side. The desert is beautiful. There's nobody out here.

Kaneb is just north of the Utah state line. About 40 miles going into Arizona is Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River. This is the 1st bridge between the UT / AZ built in 1929. That's how isolated and rugged the terrain is here. (Page, AZ / Glenn Canyon dam is about 10 miles NE.) Before 1929 they used Lee's Ferry about 5 miles up river. Let's go see.

Lee's Ferry was an early Mormon family river crossing. The landing is still used today as a staging / launching point for rafters goin down river through the Grand Canyon. Magnificent red rock and strata; blue green Colorado river.

Then it's onto the Grand Canyon. Hwy 89south to Cameron, AZ,... hand a right onto Hwy 64 onto East Canyon rim drive. Into Navajo nation.

The land... High arid plain is absolutley breathtaking, and we're not even to the Grand Canyon. I'm excited.

And get to the East rim.... and there's the canyon.... and the watchtower. Just blown away at the serene setting. What a building. Sublime. Can't really describe this. Powerful. Beyond beauty. It's looking into the abyss of time... of eternity.

January 22, 1974... listening to Dylans "All along the Watchtower" was amazing. The Dylan and the Dead version in 1988 was in my mind while viewing here. Sureal! Listen to that version while looking at these pics.

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C- Bob Dylan

All Along The Watchtower

“There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief
“There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth”

“No reason to get excited,” the thief, he kindly spoke
“There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we’ve been through that, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late”

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl

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