b"twooutliers.commakes its way to the dam and then forms Lake Powell. The dam has a rich and controversial social and political history.You can check out the Carl Hayden Visitor Center which is the main visitor center for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Exhibits there are about recreation and historic water use. Tours of Glen Canyon Dam are currently closed. LAKE POWELL WaterholeCanyonExperience.comLake Powell is named for John Wesley Powell, a colorful, one-armed explorer, and Civil Warnps.govveteran who led nine companions on the firstIn April 2017, NPS designated Rainbow Bridge scientific expedition of the Colorado River in 1869.a Traditional Cultural Property on the National Powell and his men embarked on a remarkableRegister of Historic Places, recognizing the site's journey that covered almost 1,000 miles throughhistoric and ongoing cultural significance to at the uncharted canyons and wild rapids of theleast six American Indian tribes. In 2018, it was Colorado River. This expedition was followed by adesignated an International Dark-Sky Association second one in 1871 that produced the first maps ofDark Sky Sanctuary, the first of its kind in theHIKE WATERHOLE CANYONthe region and changed the future of the AmericanNational Park Service. Waterhole Canyon is located in the Navajo Nation West forever. and is considered a Tribal Park. This is an awesome Rising up at the edge of Lake Powell, it mayhike to do in the Page area. This hike can only be Over two million people visit this gorgeous lakebe reached by boat, on foot, or on horseback.done by tour similar to the slot canyons. It is a lot each year to go house boating, take scenic boatRainbow Bridge is located 50 boat miles northeastless touristy than Antelope Canyon. Waterhole tours, or get a boat rental. With nearly 2,000 milesof Wahweap Marina. At current lake levels, theCanyon Tour Company has three options to of shoreline, endless sunshine, warm water, perfectdock at Rainbow Bridge does not reach land. Beachchoose from. A hiking tour, a photography tour, weather, and some of the most spectacular sceneryyour boat and walk through muck to the trailand a specialty tour range in price from $81 to in the west, Lake Powell is the ultimate playground.at your own risk. Trailheads to Rainbow Bridge$550 per person. That includes the shuttle to the The lake is very busy in the summer months but amay be reached via unpaved roads on the Navajoend of the hike from which you will walk through lot less crowded from early September to mid- Reservation south of Lake Powell. Hikers mustthe canyon and return back to the parking lot. October.Be aware that currently multiple lakehave a permit from the Navajo Nation. The mostThe hike itself is 2.8 miles which gives you enough launch ramps are closed due to low water levelscommonly used trails are the 14-mile trail from thetime to take lots of awesome photos while also resulting from the extensive drought being sufferedNavajo Mountain Trading Post or the 13-mile traillearning about the history of the rock formations by the Southwest. LakePowell.com from the abandoned Rainbow Lodge. Scenic flightsand tribes that used to live in this part of Arizona.over Rainbow Bridge can be arranged at BullfrogWaterholeCanyonExperience.com RAINBOW BRIDGE and Wahweap. The best times to hike are April, NATIONAL MONUMENT May, early June, September, and October.Rainbow Bridge, on the edge of Lake Powell, isthe largest natural bridge in the world at 290 feet tall and 270 feet across. Rainbow Bridge is considered sacred by the Navajo culture as a symbol of deities responsible for creating clouds, rainbows, and rain. ArizonaRealCountry.com September 2022 25"