On the Friday of Founder's Circle 2012 we went on one of the most amazing experiences of my whole life! Our surprise event of the retreat was a three-hour float down the Colorado River from the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell, around Horseshoe Bend to Lee's Landing, where a lot of rafters start off to go through the Grand Canyon. It was TOTALLY amazing. I ran out of superlatives to describe the breath-taking views at every turn.
We got in the river at the dam, where we had to go through Homeland Security procedures and don these lovely hard hats to walk down to the boat landing. Then they put us in groups of 15-20 on these enormous inflatable rafts. We had a really knowlegeable guide who kept us very entertained and informed during the ride.
We stopped at a really cool historic site where you can hike a little ways and get within a few feet of some petroglyphs, definitely the best ones I have ever seen. A few have only been exposed in recent years as the sand shifted away from the base. The park ranger said that they believe there is more under there, but they aren't allowed to touch it as it is considered a sacred site.
Sooooo incredibly gorgeous and cool and soooo quiet. It really was amazingly spiritual. I have about a bazillion pictures, which I won't bore you with, but I can't wait to make an album of this trip!
To give you some idea of the scale, there is a motor boat with three people in it at the base of this fault line. The cliffs just are indescribably tall. And when we came out at the end of our trip, we could see these giant cliffs just dwarfed by what lay further ahead along the Grand Canyon, truly dwarfed. There is a reason for the name!
We saw a fair amount of wildlife, mostly birds and ducks but some wild Navajo ponies had made their way down to munch on the good grass on the edge of the river.
Of course, Stampin' Up being who they are, they had arranged for a fabulous gourmet supper at the end of the day, and served it to us in these adorable insulated totes with handstamped tags. Another cute souvenier of a trip of a lifetime! I will never EVER forget this trip down the Colorado.
Wow! What an amazing time! Thank you so much for sharing on your blog!
Posted by: Kerry M | 09/16/2012 at 06:43 PM
Wonderful pictures. A good reminder of how small we really are in the whole scheme of things.
Posted by: Sue G | 09/16/2012 at 07:43 PM
Wow, that is some incredible scenery! I don't understand how some people can see something that magnificent and not believe in God!
Posted by: Kathy Van Duser | 09/16/2012 at 09:19 PM
Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures. I'd love to see the rest of them. My hubby took a 7 day rafting trip down the Grand Canyon with "Answers in Genesis". Some of his pictures are very similar to yours. We have an AWESOME God!!
Posted by: Colleen | 09/21/2012 at 10:10 AM