Horseshoe Bend Overlook Traditional Geocache
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Park in the gravel parking lot next to Hwy 89 (N36 52.593' W111 30.175'). Walk 0.5 mile to view point (N36 52.743' W111 30.643') then seek the cache. Watch your step at the end of the cattle fence (N36 52.591' W111 30.668').
Find this cache near the awesome overlook view of the Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River. Located just south of the town of Page, seeking this cache involves a moderate (difficult during high heat summer) hike over the sand and by interesting sandstone rock formations. Stay on the obvious trail over the hill to the viewpoint, then seek the cache from there. The famous view alone is well worth the visit. Please do not shortcut directly across the desert from the parking lot to the cache. Approach the cache walking only on rocks without leaving footprints as clues for others to follow.
Interestingly, this bend in the river was initially considered as the primary location for constructing the Glen Canyon Dam. This is one the narrowest points in the river between Lee’s Ferry and Wahweap Creek. “By locating a dam in the upstream half of a tight horseshoe bend in the river there, diversion and power-intake tunnels could be drilled laterally through the rock spur to a powerhouse and spillway in the downstream end of the bend, avoiding construction of tunnels through the segments of canyon walls that would form the dam’s abutments.” Re: A Story That Stands Like a Dam by R. Martin.
Learn more about this site and the surrounding area by visiting the John Wesley Powell Museum in Page or by going to the Carl Hayden Visitor Center at the Dam. This location has been used by well-known large format photographers to capture stunning images of the Colorado River. You will need a 20mm or wider lens for 35mm format cameras to capture the whole Horseshoe Bend.
Note: The path around the end of the cattle fence is next to the canyon edge. Be cautious and watch your step here.
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