Spencer Trail

 This is a short, steep hike along the Colorado River south of Page, AZ. 3 miles rt with 1,700 ft gain.  The trailhead is at Lees Ferry, and starts along the River Trail and goes through the historic Lees Ferry area.

 View of the canyon wall we will hike up, hiking along the River Trail

wide angle shot of the Colorado River along the River Trail looking toward the Echo Cliffs

 Beautiful views of the canyon walls.

 Soon, the Spencer Trail breaks off and climbs the canyon wall in a series of switchbacks

 The trail climbs and climbs

Wide angle shot part way up the Spencer Trail, showing the Colorado River makes a horseshoe bend around Echo Cliffs

 Interesting iron deposits in the rocks

We saw several lizards along the trail

 Looking southwest up the Paria Canyon

 Nearing the top of the canyon wall/plateau

 View from the top: looking north along the canyon carver by the Colorado River

Panorama from the top looking east to south towards Marble Canyon

 We enjoyed this hike with it's constant views!

 As we hiked back down the trail we looked back up, to where we think we had our lunch break

Some of the wildflowers and blooms we saw today:

    

Hanging Garden

 Another short hike near Page, AZ. This one is north of town, just east of Glen Canyon Dam. 1 mile rt hike out to the Hanging Garden area. We also did some scrambling above the garden for some awesome views.

 The Hanging Garden is the green area sheltered by the overhang.

 Hanging Garden

 we scrambled up the rocky area above the Hanging Garden

An easy class 1 scramble, a little steep

Great view looking out to Lake Powell

Some of the wildflowers and blooms we saw on this short hike: