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6 Sept – 1 Oct 2020. Canyons and Waves, Part 4.

Here is part 4 of our Canyons and Waves adventure near the Utah/Arizona border.

20-22 September. Lone Rock Campground.  We headed to the BLM Lone Rock Campground on Lake Powell near Page, AZ.  This is a huge spot on the beach that allows you to camp anywhere you like for a small fee.  We have stayed here a few times before, so we headed down the sand near the water and parked.  Unfortunately, this campground is suffering from the renewed enthusiasm of folk who want to get away from their houses because of COVID, but don’t really know about basic camping etiquette (like quiet times at night).  This phenomena is especially prevalent on weekends, and we arrived on a Sunday.  So, we experienced a more wild night than we are used to the first night, and found a better spot further away from the water (and crowd) for the next few nights. We picked this area to take advantage of Page for our restocking routine, groceries, laundry and basic camper cleaning and maintenance.  We also got to launch our Kayak on Lake Powell and kayak in Antelope Canyon.  This is only a couple of mile kayak trip up the canyon, and then you can continue further up the canyon by hiking.  This hike did not show off the beauty that you can see on the commercial tours of Antelope Canyon, but those commercial tours were closed because of COVID.

Here is the “Lone Rock” at Lone Rock Campground – Lake Powell.
Some days our views are not beautiful.
Paddling on Lake Powell to get to Antelope Canyon.
Antelope Canyon out on the water, not as dramatic as the commercial tours further inland, but still really cool!
This is the colorful “parking spot” for all the Kayaks that paddle to the end of the water at Antelope Canyon and want to hike.
Ack! We found a Baby Rattlesnake on our hike up Antelope Canyon! Back to the water for us!

23 September. Crosby Canyon.  After getting restocked, we headed across a creek and along to the north shores of Lake Powell.  This is a much more peaceful and rugged area, and we shared our first spot in Crosby Canyon with a view of less than half a dozen other campers, a family of Coyotes, a few birds and a few bats.

The roads on the north rim of Lake Powell are definitely ‘less traveled’.
There are cool rock features as you head into Crosby Canyon.
The GPS said that we were in the water! I guess water levels were down a bit.
There were not too many people sharing this beach in Crosby Canyon!
Camping at the beach in Crosby Canyon.
Here is momma coyote finding a fish for her babies.
All those nooks and crannies in the hills make great spots for bats to live, I guess.
Sunset in Crosby Canyon.

24-25 September. Alstrom Point.  Continuing east along the north side of Lake Powell is one of our favorite dispersed camping spots, Alstrom Point.  It takes a high clearance 4×4 to get all the way out there.  The views from this area are just incredible; you can watch the lights from the stars above and the lights from the parked houseboats hundreds of feet below on the lake.  We were lucky this time with great weather, and the colors of the area just popped out!

We camped perched at the top of this cliff for our views!
Alstrom Point overlooking Lake Powell.
Our view at Alstrom Point.
View from our back window (before the wind came up and broke the window).
You can see the houseboats parked on the beach way below.
Lake Powell from Alstrom Point at sunset.
Lake Powell vistas from Alstrom Point.

Next – We make it to The Wave!