Today we decided to explore Lees Ferry. It was an easy drive of about a 20 miles south and west of Page, AZ. It was in Marble Canyon where we crossed the Navajo bridge on our way home from the north rim a few days ago.
We just could not pass up a few more Vermillion vistas on Lees (no apostrophe) Ferry Road on our way to Lees Ferry, AZ.
A quick stop at Balanced Rock was a must since it was right on Lees Ferry Road.
We speculated that either this feature was Cathedral Rock or...
maybe this one was since they both were visible from Cathedral Canyon. But no, we didn't see Cathedral Rock. It was on the south side of the wash, not at the end. Oops!
Lees Fort built by John D. Lee in 1870.
Since Waldo wasn't with us, let's play Where's David instead.
It was difficult to imagine settling in this remote area 150 years ago but how they managed to bring in heavy equipment like the boiler below completely escaped me - no roads, no rail and a river that was a whitewater enthusiast's dream.
Caught in the act of shedding its skin.
The very muddy Paria River is converging with the emerald blue Colorado River.
The road to Lonely Dell Ranch was closed for maintenance so we decided to head home. On the way out we stopped at Cathedral Wash for a little hike.
We had a choice, upper Cathedral Wash or Lower and we chose Lower, and thus needed to venture under the road to start our trek.
A fellow hiker told us the puddle blocking the path was quite deep. David found a creative way to bypass it.
Ok, should be called Cathedral Rock (but isn't).
This wash led to the Colorado River but we never made it that far. There was about a 40-foot drop off at this point making it a really nice place to turn around. I could just imagine a twisted ankle, or worse, scrambling down the cliff face. Lucky for us, exploration and settlement of the west were in the hands of sterner stock!
End of the trail for us geezers.
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