The cool thing about Arizona is that the landscape can be very deceiving. You turn a bend, or hike a hill, and suddenly, everything has changed. You have deep canyons and cliffs, sand dunes, toadstools, and more.
On Friday, we hiked to Horseshoe Bend, or as I have also heard it called: Dead Horse Point. It is so called because of the sheer cliffs (with no guardrails or ropes). It was a fairly easy hike--we climbed up and over a small hill, then down a slight slope to the canyon top.
The temperature wasn't too bad--without any shade, it got a little hot, but there was a light breeze that helped. I would say that it was about mid-seventies, but with the sun beating straight down on us, it felt warmer.
Just starting on the trail (above--we climbed over that small hill). At the top of the hill, looking toward the canyon (you can't really see it yet--below).
The girls; as we got closer to the canyon, we made sure that each child had an adult's hand since there is no safety in place to stop anyone from going over the sides of the cliff.
That's my girl! Climbing up on some of the rocks.
Zuri and Adilynn
The main attraction; isn't it gorgeous! You can see the sheerness of the cliff!
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