Started in: Williams, AZ
Ended in: Lee’s Ferry Campground, AZ
Total Distance: Hiking: 3 miles, Driving: 207 miles
We hit the road around 9 and drove through the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We then headed up to Horseshoe Bend along the Glen Canyon. We made a game time decision to head to Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Reservation. I cannot say that we had fun but it was interesting, To enter the canyon you must have a guide because it is on the Navajo Reservation. We loaded the back of a pick-up truck with 10 other people, all foreign. Betty-Marie was our driver and she warned up the ride into the canyon would be bumpy, and it was. Once we got to the canyon, it was a narrow hall, not more than 5 feet at its widest, and a foot at its narrowest. Our group was one of 20 or so tour groups. The group ahead of us had a French family of four, they took an unbelievable number of pictures, all four of them, even the small children had cameras! It was really pretty but it eventually turned into our guide taking pictures for us from each of our cameras, definitively would not recommend this to a friend. We backtracked to Horseshoe Bend, we took a few pictures but then some heavy rain came in. It didn’t last long, just long enough to get us soaked. Our final stop of the day was the Lee Ferry Campground at Glen Canyon. The Colorado river was just across from the campsite, making the views from our tent spectacular. There were only a handful of other campers, which was great! This was our first night of camping. We ate spicy black bean and avocado tacos for dinner and turned in when the sun went down.