50.43: Page, Arizona: Wandering in Page/Powell, something so special that it makes for an attractive place to live for more than a few weeks.
We believe this location, which has very few prepared trails, epitomizes freedom for us. Although we advance in a general direction and head for a target, how we reach it depends on where our feet take us. Somedays, when our feet are well rested, enjoying comfortable socks and of course, good boots, they can be most accommodating and take us to wonderful places. Conversely, on a bad day, it becomes a struggle to get places. What can a person do? We did not choose our feet—apparently, it was a package deal. At each stage, views of the lake which we consider a river because of its form, are constant as it makes sharp turns while meandering through the desert. Because of these turns, we see the flow changing direction frequently. Added to our observations are scenes of the mountains, hills, rocks, occasional animals and very few hikers. Because of the frequent changes of direction, coupled with my less than stellar sense of direction, mountains and rocks disappear oft...