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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Sunday morning we began the day in Sunset View campground in Navajo National Monument. We had a very nice campsite, and restrooms with running water and flush toilets, and shared the campground with one other couple. There were also a couple of motorcycles parked in a spot, but we never saw people there. They had probably gone on some back country hike. The price was within our range since it was free. That was keeping our average cost per night down!

As the VC opened we went over and watched the film. We enjoyed it very much. We did not plan on other activities there since we had done the one walk the night before, so we headed toward Page, Arizona. It is on the northern Arizona/southern Utah border.

Our first stop in Page was the Carl Hayden VC at the Glen Canyon dam. We got our stamps there, took in the view and watched the movie. We also walked out on the bridge over the Colorado River a little way.

We needed to fuel up, and started to pull into a Shell station, but it was quite a bit more expensive than the Maverick we had just passed. So we turned around and went to the Maverick. We had to wait in line for our turn, so I turned on the mifi to find an RV dump station in the area. It was back at the Shell station, or at the car wash beside the Shell. And it was a free one.

We got that chore done, and thankfully it is a “blue” job, so that means Fred and Barney. The other office in Page that had stamps isn’t open on weekends, so we headed down the road to Alternate 89 and turned back north a little bit, stopping at the Navajo Bridge VC for more stamps and a short walk out on the old bridge. We thought the green color of the river was pretty until we went on up the road to Lees Ferry and saw how clean and clear it was until the Pariah River ran into it. The Pariah was really muddy and sure changed the color. It was interesting to see the two colors side by side for a short distance before the mud fully merged.

We got sites selected in the Lees Ferry campground and then went in search of the stamps. The ranger station where there was supposed to be one was closed, but we talked to someone there who directed us to the law enforcement station. The building was locked, but there was a bell, and soon the law enforcement officer let us in and found the stamps. He chatted for a little while, and told us that this is the launch point for trips going through the Grand Canyon. The trip is over 200 miles, and 14  days.

We looked around at the old buildings there, then went back to camp and turned in.

        Twas a good day, and we hope you had one too.