Odometer, 51,625Time: All dayToday we take a break after some exhausting trips we relax at Debbie’s Hide A Way, catch-up on our emails and enjoy the birds and the little pond in the backyard of the motel.Stay: Debbie’s Hide A WayDinner: Bratwurst from the BBQ at Debbie’s Hide A Way...

Odometer: 51,554Time: 08:30The sky is still not totally clear, but the heavy clouds are gone. As we don’t feel like hanging out at the lake we choose another day-trip up into the Smoky Mountains, hoping the weather would last today. So, as usual, first destination is Big Water and then from there we take the…...

Odometer: 51,446Time: 09:30We get used to checking the weather forecast before deciding what to do that day. Today seems to be ok again until mid afternoon, when they predict some thunderstorms again. This gives us enough time for a trip up to the Smoky Mountains. We take HWY 89 to Big Water, turn right into…...

Odometer: 51,331Time: 08:00The weather forecast looks good until mid afternoon, so we have enough time for the Cottonwood Canyon Road, which is a 39 miles long gravel and dirt road through the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and as the way back around the National Monument would be about 180 Miles we need even enough…...

Odometer: 51,315Time: 09:30We get up late, according to the weather forecast the probability of rain is very high again in the afternoon and as it is late already we decide to postpone longer trips to Sunday and do something we had planned from the beginning: Antelope Canyon!We spend about 3.5 hours down in the canyon…...

Odometer: 51’236Time: 09:00After a rain last night we check the weather and then decide that it is safe to do some gravel roads and river beds. So we take Smoky Mountain Road all the way to the first road leading towards Lake Powell which is Crosby Canyon. We follow the road which mostly runs in…...

Odometer: 51,116 Time: 09:00 Now that we know how to drive up to one mile to the Wahweap Hoodoos and do not have to walk the whole 4 Miles up the canyon and back, we cannot wait any longer and must go and find them today. The sky is clear, so nothing can hold us…...

Odometer: 51’003Time: 8:00The first time since we are in Page the sky is clear when we get up in the morning. Since yesterday was a strenuous day, we take it easy today. First we visit the Horseshoe Bend which is just about 2 miles south of Page. From the parking lot a sandy trail leads…...

Odometer: 50,903Time: 9:30We give Smoky Mountain another try and get quite far today! Only after about 15 Miles when we choose the road leading up into the mountains we get to a impassable mud hole and have to turn around. We take the other road leading towards Lake Powell. It is a long sandy road…...