Wednesday, 13th of June 2012 at 08:27:14 AM6.00 AM I checked out at Escalante’s Prospector Inn and my plan was to move to my next basecamp: Page in Arizona. I wanted to drive the Cottonwood Canyon Road a scenic 47 mile dirt road connecting US12 in Cannonville with US89 Highway. I had driven this road several times and loved its variety of landscapes. I found it in perfect condition even for 2WD car and thus it was pure focuse on the landscapes without any challenge due to road condition. I had driven this road already once in 2009 when it hat been declared unpassable due to mud. I am always remebered again at that scary situation when driving here. But this time of year road was really in a fantastic shape, easier to drive than Hole in the Rock Gravel Road. Unfortunatly I was early and shadows present, thus it made no sense to do any fotos.
I checked in at my hotel in Page, Az at 11am and drove then to Whaweap Marina, where I had booked a boattrip to the Rainbow Natural Bridge .The boat started 12.30 in plain sun, so I hide myself in the lower deck. We arrived at 2.30pm at the Natural Bridge, which is reachable through a 1/4 mile hike from the boat dock. Unfortunately sun was still standing high and contrast to extreme for fotos.
In the evening I met my friend Alex from Munich and his friend Yang from Phoenix, Az. We planed our comen hiking tour for the next day having diner at Dam Bar & Grille. Here GPS log of the boat tour:
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