Call it a freak of nature or a spectacle of sorts but the Horseshoe bend on US Route 89 it an amazing vista. A meander of Colorado River, it is located in Glen Canyon National Recreation area. The cliff is a short ¾ mile hike and has no barriers. You reach a cliff and look down and there it is in all its grandeur. Green, still water snaking around the bend. It is a truly a mesmerizing sight as you witness the dramatic natural ‘bend’.
It is a quiet area with vivid orange landscape in the surrounding. In the distance, Lake Powell and its orange rocks glisten. This Arizona landscape has been part of many popular music videos. Michael Jackson, Brittney spears, Michael Bolton have all used Lake Powell and surrounding areas for their videos. The Orange rugged land, crisp blue water, clear skies make this a picturesque place.
I was most surprised that this place was so approachable. You could walk right to it. You could lie down on rocks to take pictures. You could jump if you wanted. It seems very intimate. The horseshoe bend has been pictured extensively; different times of the day bring amazing colors to the water and the rocks. The water is very sluggish as it hugs the bend and it seems stagnant. River’s nature is to flow, for a river this bend might be queer. It slows down, it bends. But, this amazing perplexing bend in the middle of a flowing river is a beautiful oddity. Just as in life. If something is not like how we think it should be, doesn’t make it odd in a bad way. It just makes it a beautiful fitting piece.
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