It's all about the beams!

 Heading out of town early this morning, if you're a Star Wars fan, you'll be able to guess the day.

If you're not, well here's another clue.


I couldn't resist another pic of cute little Grogu! Yes, I posted the first one a few days ago, in case you missed it.

Anyways, today the goal was to knock off an item off our bucket list, well this time it was my bucket list. Ever since I had seen a picture of Antelope Canyon, I think it was a phlebotomist in Seattle, I've wanted to see it for myself, and today was the day.

Thank you to the assistant blog editor, Ira who did all the research to find the tour company and the best time to go. We left early in the morning to drive 4 1/2 hours to get to check in a half hour early for our 11:15am slot, the best time to see the light beams. After a very bumpy ride on the back of a converted truck, 14 of us arrived at the entrance to the canyon.


There were a lot of other groups and we each took our turns moving from one part of the canyon to the next. Our guide said that the canyon was first discovered by the Navajo tribe by a 10 year old girl who was coming back from the pasture lands with the family sheep. One went missing and after back-tracking she found the only shade in the desert where the lost sheep had stopped to deliver her baby.


The canyon is formed by layers on layers of sand, petrified by the weight of the ocean. Even petrified, it didn't lose it's texture, it still felt like sand. 


We were allowed to take as many photos and videos as we liked for personal use only. Our guide stopped at every spot along the way to point out the special shots and would even take the photos for us if we wanted.


The photos don't do it justice, in person it's quite spectacular.


It's amazing what water can do to sand, right?

Laser beam

This tour at this time was all about the light beams. This pic below they called the "Arizona Sunset"

"Arizona Sunset"

And this one they called "The Million dollar shot" because Nat Geo had taken the picture of the waves and Microsoft bought it and used it as a screensaver.


We got the shot for the cost of the tour and a tip LOL

Horseshoe Bend

On our way back from Antelope Canyon we stopped by Horseshoe Bend. The water levels were very low so the river was algae green. I still thought it looked pretty cool though. I liked the color.

Glen Canyon Dam

This final pic is what we'll call a mini Hoover. Which if you've ever seen Hoover Dam you'll know why. It's impressive, but quite a bit smaller than the one near Lake Mead, Nevada.

Oh, and good news, our renters moved out a month early, so it was convenient that we ended up staying an extra week in Las Vegas. Ira is busy getting as much done while we're here to get the house ready to sell. Fingers crossed the house will be listed in a few weeks.

A dopo!






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