Today, Andy, Pam, Steve and I decided to do a road trip so a little after 9, we piled in our Tracker and off we went. We first headed down Coppermine Road and stopped in LeChee at the Navajo Tribal Office for maps and information. From there we continued down to Coppermine where, according to one of our maps, was a trading post. But before we got there, the road turned to dirt/gravel/sand and very washboardy! Hmmm should we go on or not??? We made the decision to continue.
Here was the trading post – yep, it was no longer in business – :-((((.
Check out the stone work:
The inside – so sad:
The buildings nearby:
We continued on IR 6210:
Where we saw wild mules:
More strange rock formations:
And even llamas – who were probably as curious about us as we were about them:
And breath a sign of relief once we were on 89 – paved! We headed south and stopped at the Echo Cliffs Scenic Overlook.
This is the Colorado Plateau:
This large crack is the eastern end of what eventually becomes the Grand Canyon. The mountains/cliff beyond is the edge of Vermillion Cliffs National Monument (which we hope to explore next year):
We continued south on US89 then north on US89A :
To Historic Navajo Bridge:
The Historic Bridge is on the left, the new one on the right:
We were able to walk across the bridge and view the Colorado River below. Looking south:
Looking north:
Steve and Pam:
And we were treated to a beautiful Condor flying below us:
The visitor center was closed for the season – Bummer – but I did find this very interesting on the other side of the bridges:
The view from the other side – historic bridge on the right:
And rafts on their way down the Colorado:
We then drove to Lee’s Ferry area which was nearby:
Where we had lunch and watched a group getting ready for a 15 day journey down the Colorado River. Can you believe they will not have any guides? How interesting and exciting too – :-)
A group ending their float trip:
Downstream:
Our last stop was Paria Riffle – downstream from the raft launch site:
We slowly made our way home and relaxed for the rest of the day.
What a great day!
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