We had a relaxing morning, since we had a 12:30pm tour scheduled. The Waterhole Canyon was created by tributaries from the Colorado River, over the last many years. A group of Navajo families own the tour company that is allowed to give tours of this canyon, which is on the Navajo reservation. A young Navajo woman was our tour guide for the 2 hour tour, which included 2 separate slot canyons. The tour included 10 or more step ladders, going down, further into the canyons. Some were rather challenging. We have NEVER seen anything like these slot canyons. They were absolutely remarkable. Narrow, sometimes allowing only one person through, twisting and turning, beautiful swirls in the rock formations. Sand covered some of the rocks, so you sort of slid down some of the openings. Each area was amazing. And the red, orange and sometimes purple colors, depending on the light, were delightful. Walking through those canyons, which you can't even tell are there from the prairie, is like being in another world. It is SO different from the Grand Canyon or the Utah erosion canyons. These don't have layers in the sandstone rock, just incredible forms created by water.
After the tour, we drove over to the Glen Canyon Dam Overlook. We didn't realize that in order to get to the overlook, you needed to park the car and walk down, down, down to it. But, it was worth it. Great view of the dam and Colorado river.
We continued to the Glen Canyon National Recreation area, that encompasses all of Lake Powell. We just drove on the scenic rim drive, up to Wahweap marina and overlook. It was really great to see water again, and the view from the rim was great.
Lots of photos of Waterhole Canyon tour:
Glen Canyon Dam Overlook photos:
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