On a recent road trip visiting the Grand Canyon, I headed northbound on Highway 89. You can see my blog post from the Grand Canyon here:
10 Images from Grand Canyon, Arizona
Highway 89 goes from Canada to Mexico, and even the shorter stretch I traveled on had numerous attractions. Since I was just passing through, I managed to capture a few of them.

1: Horseshoe Bend, located on the Colorado River, just north of the Grand Canyon, is a marvel of the power nature and water erosion. It's a phenomenon called an incised meander, where the hardness of the rock has determined that path of the river. In this particular case, the path of least resistance was an extreme horseshoe shape.

2: About 5 miles north of Horseshoe Bend, is the Glen Canyon Dam. The damn was built to flood Glen Canyon with water from the Colorado River to create Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the US. It was completed in 1966, 30 years after the Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression. While controversial for filling a beautiful canyon with water, it does provide a backup source of water during droughts to nearby states, as well as electricity.

3: A view of Lake Powell, just beyond the dam. The scenery is dam beautiful if you ask me!

4: Lake Powell a bit further from the Dam. You can see one of the marinas. Lake Powell is a popular spot for boating and water sports.



5-7: Some geological features near Paria, Utah. Paria is the location of a town that was abandoned in 1929, and later used as a filming location. Because of the picturesque views, it was a popular filming location for films like The Outlaw Josey Wales.

8: I forgot the name of this rift, but I thought it was impressive to look at; the way it seems to swallow up the trees.

9: Red Mountain is just outside of Flagstaff, Arizona on the way to the Grand Canyon. It has a distinctive reddish face. It's a 1000 foot cinder cone, and one of many volcanic features in the area.

10: Humphreys Peak is visible from Red Mountain trailhead. It's the highest elevation mountain in the state of Arizona. Yes, Arizona has mountains!

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Like getting hit with a ray of sunshine! Thanks again @curie!
very good pictures and nice view from the edge of the canyon. Thank you for sharing
You are most welcome
Really impressive photography. How amazing nature's power can be.
I love the first picture of the lake from the dam and the one of the rift that seems to be swaloowing trees :)
I agree with you it gives that impression.
How far are these hills from the totally dried stony canyon? great contrast.
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Just posted a different photo of Horseshoe Bend yesterday without knowing the location. I was more focused on the face in the rock. Remind you of a certain blockhead?
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Very cool! Such a beautiful area! A politician per chance?
His own personal Mount Rushmore...at no cost to American taxpayers.
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Great photos Joshman! Never been to that particular spot, though I enjoyed some times in the Nevada desert for Burning Man :)
I would love love love to get to the Grand Canyon. Definitely on the list of must see places. I am so jealous and you got some really fabulous shots. Fantastic offering, Josh:)
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
wow wow wow, Grand Canyon is in my Bucket List. The picture fascinate me, how nature has just cut those big rocks and colored itself in such an interesting unique way. Thank you for sharing these majestic pictures with us all, well deserved Curie, congrats :)
You're most welcome. Thanks for dropping by! :)
Some truly epic views there! Any chances you made it out to Antelope Canyon? It’s pretty close to Horseshoe Bend.
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I've seen photos, and would have loved to have stopped there, but alas there was no time. I hope to get back that way at some point.
If you get a chance it’s definitely worth the stop. Also I think you can book a tour ahead of time so you can avoid the inevitable line.
Wow. Small world. My girlfriend just drove 89 up from Phoenix to Colorado
Indeed!
Trip goals! <3
As a digital artist who hand-paints game textures on a wacom tablet I'd love to visit the Canyons to take photos for rock texture reference :) Hopefully one day I'll visit America.
Thanks, and best of luck in your travels!
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