23 June 2024 – Trip Day 84
We did the long drive out to the Glen Canyon Visitor Center. It was a bit of a hike from the campground, but it was about as close as we were going to get to it on our trip.
We had a nice lunch picnic on the grass outside the visitor center.
A view of the dam from the visitor center.
The kids were very interested in the dam and the bridge construction.
Garrett examines a relief terrain model of the area.
This was as close to the Rainbow Bridge. It was only accessible via boat, and while we looked into a tour, we were not keen on paying the redonculous sums required to get the family out there. The Rainbow Bridge NM Visitor Center is co-located with the Glen Canyon Dam Vvisitor Center.
In the Junior Ranger area, they had a mock up of a speed boat. Garrett and the other kids had a great time playing with it.
One of the other displays was an area where the kids could build with foam blocks. Randal was very interested in the foam blocks.
Evan joins some other kids at the area to see how tall of a tower they could build.
After they finished their Junior Ranger books, we drove out to Horseshoe Bend. This was a short hike from the parking area, about a mile or so. It was very hot and we took our time. It was a nice view of the river and the Bend. We were able to see some kayakers or rafters setting up camp on the beach below us.
Jarek and Evan came with me, and we swapped out with Meagan and Arya so the littles could stay in the car and the air conditioning.
A view of the trail. It was quite busy with a steady stream of people making the journey to check it out.
After Horseshoe Bend, we drove over to the Lake Powell Rec Area and found the swimming area. It was late by the time we got there, but the kids did enjoy putting their toes in the water and playing in the sand a little bit before a storm came in and we headed back for the 2 hour drive back to our campground.
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