Day 112 Bluff, UT-Lee's Ferry, AZ

Day 112 Bluff, UT-Lee's Ferry, AZ
11.20.16
At the sand Island campground, took a short walk to the petroglyphs. They were very faint images.  Sadly, some people had graffitied over them so the BLM has fenced them off.  Spent time at Goosenecks State Park. Here the San Juan River winds its way in a serpentine fashion through the canyon. I guess someone thought it resembled a goose's neck.  Back on the road, we passed by the Mexican Hat rock. With a lot of imagination you could say it was an upside down sombrero. Heading into Monument Valley, we decided to take a run with Forrest Gump.  Well actually, this was the spot where Forrest Gump stopped running after 3 yrs 2 mos 14 days and 16 hours.  We visited the area in Monument Valley where John Wayne western movies were filmed. We decided to save the tribal park for a future date when we would have more time to explore. Besides it's a weekend which seems to generate loads of tourist buses.  Just after crossing into Arizona, a parade of fire trucks passed us.  A few miles down the road, we came across the scene. The Anasazi Inn or some part of it had caught fire.  All we saw were the charred remnants of one of the buildings.  So sad, hopefully no one was hurt.  We continued south then west towards Glen Canyon Dam.  Watched a video on the building of the dam which was completed 1963.  It is the 2nd largest dam built by Bureau of Reclamation.  For an entertaining "fictional" story about the demise of the Glen Canyon Dam, we recommend you read "Wet Desert" by Gary Hansen. Not surprisingly, you won't find this book at the visitor center. LOL  Our final stop is at Lees Ferry campground along the Colorado River just downstream from the put in for the Grand Canyon run on the Colorado River.  It's Kevin and Jo's first time here but I have been here twice (1999 & 2004) when I kayaked/rafted the canyon.  I can hear the rapids roaring!