Day 10, Saturday, 20 March 2010

We headed on up the road and stopped at the bridge on the Colorado River, at the Visitor Center for the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument and Glenn Canyon NRA. Quite surprising to look down from the bridge and see a pair of Condors (a first for us). Based on some advice from the center, we went down to Lee's Ferry, where people used to cross the Colorado and today put in for river rafting trips down the Colorado. This trip is starting to feel a little bit like a Louis Lamore tour with the historic river crossings, lava flows, cliff dwellings and remote canyons! We found a great campground and got a site overlooking the river (we could hear it!). Instead of "Vermillion Cliffs" Hope nicknamed it "A Million Cliffs", which actually fit even better! Hope also loved the bike ride down to watch the boats launch, the historic sites, and along the river. The kids enjoied riding the bikes and scooter all over while we sat and caught our breath a bit.