Horseshoe Bend, AZ, USA.
May 13, 2005 * Taken by Joe
Explored! Highest position: #34 on Saturday, April 5, 2008
The Horseshoe Bend Overlook is located just a few miles south of Page, Arizona, very close to the border with Utah. It's a spectacular place, which can be reached after a short hike of 3/4 of a mile from US 89 to the rim of the bend. The wide, easy-to-follow trail leads up a low, sandy hill. It's not a long hike, but walking up loose sand can be very tiresome, and if it's a warm day (which it was in our case), one should carry enough water.
As soon as we got to the overlook... we were greeted with colors: emerald-green river, orange cliffs and blue sky, not to mention the gorgeous colors of wildflowers along the trail. While peeking over the edge of the cliff, we saw the Colorado itself 1,100 feet down below, shimmering in the sunlight with its wonderful emerald-green color. The River makes a gigantic bend below the overlook, going first to the east, then back to the west, thus the name Horseshoe Bend.
For Moshe and myself, it wasn't easy to peek over the edge. Both of us suffer from fear of heights, and get shaky knees while standing up looking to the abyss below. Joe had the time of his life taking photos, while I was imploring him to walk few steps back. At one point Moshe was willing to get close to the edge, only if Joe holds him from the back, and that's how he took photos of the river below.
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!!WaynePhotoGuy 37 months ago | reply
Wow.. incredible..
D. Rucci 37 months ago | reply
WOW!!!
Alejandro N. 36 months ago | reply
so amazing!!!!! excelent framing!!
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Dean Taplin 35 months ago | reply
Fantastic shot, a worthy entry in Explore :)
Rekha Prasad 34 months ago | reply
We also visted there in a summer noon, in the burning sun..
It was really a tiresome walk without carrying water.
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Nagat El-Mahi 34 months ago | reply
Awesome!!
dsfearon1961 32 months ago | reply
breathtaking
Tony Borrach 29 months ago | reply
Beautiful photo!
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Richard Verroen 27 months ago | reply
Beautiful capture!
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EveningDawn 25 months ago | reply
Breathtaking.. thanks for sharing your hike and great angle..I miss visiting the southwest.
断弦的耳朵。 23 months ago | reply
Just reminds me of the travel in the Changbai Mountain.
unbelievable.
Rachel Juggins 21 months ago | reply
fabulous shot, the colours are fabulous.
Graham Cashell 19 months ago | reply
Would be awesome to get a chance to shoot that. You've cool detail in the shot, so sharp!
Rajan Rai 13 months ago | reply
wow.....
Caz_25 11 months ago | reply
tingles in my feet just looking at this...its awesome!
Rajan Rai 11 months ago | reply
Wonderful shot..
i_goupil 10 months ago | reply
Amazing!!!
Tulantepec 9 months ago | reply
wonderful.......