Page, Arizona

There is a small town in a desert near the Arizona mesa towers / Utah border, and were it not for the 3 million visitors flock to the site each year, the words "middle of nowhere" might come to mind. It may be removed from any metropolis, but page is also the "gateway" to the wonders of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, the hottest spot for water recreation in the state. (Click on the link for the full story on the lakePowell.'s) If you are on your way to one of these places, then Page, the place to stay, just download on supplies, and spend one or two days of orientation in the fascinating natural and cultural history of this desert locale.

The city was founded in 1957 to the 2,500 workers on the Glen Canyon Dam construction house, and their families. They were installed in the top of Manson Mesa supporters, who for seven years to build the dam. Today this small town with a breathtaking view of which isColorado River has a population of about 9,000, and it is adjacent to a 27,000 square-mile Navajo reservation. It is the only community within a reasonable distance so that the full service offers one of the nearby recreational areas, and as such has enjoyed ever-increasing vitality since the completion of the dam.

What do do in Page? Those who might take an interest in art and the history of the West is the love of Glen Canyon Dam, a monument not only to human engineering skills, buta milestone in the history of water management in the West. The dam is one of the largest electricity generation in the western United States and is an important water collection point for the entire Southwest. All of this comes at a price, of course. The dam is placed and the building was heavily protested because of the impact it did, and have on the environment along the riparian states of Colorado, and all the life it supports. Even today, proponents of the demolition of the dam are an active and vocalForce in the discussions on the future of water and land management. The dam offers daily guided tours and interpretive programs.

Page is also the place to book your tours of Lake Powell and the surrounding attractions in the Glen Canyon Natural Recreation Area. Lake Powell offers endless opportunities for boating, houseboat vacations, fishing, swimming, kayaking, hiking and camping, all in the beautiful, if somewhat strange landscape created by flooding a deep canyon.

Nobody will notamazed by the geological beauty of Rainbow Bridge National Monument and Antelope Canyon. A graceful arch of sandstone, carved by millennia of wind and water, Rainbow Bridge is the world's largest natural bridge. Antelope Canyon is a stunning example of a "slot canyon", a complex matrix of winding narrow passages in the sandstone eroded mesas. Both are fantastic photography and travel themes in Antelope Canyon on the Navajo reservation, must be booked through a licensedTour operators. You can use these steps on a number of places in Page.

Be sure to stop time for the side of John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum, a full recognition of the astonishing achievements of Lake Powell's to get the same name. Outside the museum is a replica of the wooden boat, which uses Powell and a few intrepid researchers to investigate the mysterious interior of the Grand Canyon more than 100 years. A look at the small boat, and a look at theSays Colorado mighty waters, why it is building a museum to honor the efforts of Powell. The museum also has a Visitor Information Center, which serves as a referral and booking service for local tour operators, including houseboat rentals, local flights and outfitter for Antelope Canyon, accommodation and local facilities.

Here's the coolest thing you do not know about the page. It was the location for the filming of the 1965 film "The Greatest Story Ever Told" with MaxVon Sydow as Jesus and the presentation of the biblical Colorado River Jordan. After the dam was fully operational, the water of Lake Powell is slowly covered the film set, however, says the rumor that your boat is on the website and see the crowd below the crystal clear water.