NORTHERN ARIZONA WATER ADVENTURES Lake Powell TOP TO BOTTOM: AOT (3 PHOTOS); NPS PHOTO/JAKE HOLGERSON Warm water, spectacular scenery and nearly 2,000 miles of shoreline draw sun-seekers to Lake Powell , which stretches from northern Arizona into southern Utah. Head to Wahweap Marina to rent personal watercrafts, paddleboards, kayaks—even house-boats—or to spend the night at Lake Powell Resort. With its towering canyon walls, thrilling whitewater rapids and star-filled nights, rafting the Grand Canyon is truly a bucket list adventure. Choose your level of thrill—from a 13-day oar trip through the entire canyon to a 3-day motor trip paired with Western-style fun—with Arizona River Runners , in business for more than 50 years. Comprising 1.25 million acres, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area boasts plentiful water features, from the Instagram-famous Horseshoe Bend to sprawling Lake Powell. Raft, stand-up paddleboard, canoe or kayak along the Colorado River through this scenic area with Kayak Horseshoe Bend , offering convenient up-river backhaul service directly from fishing hotspot Lees Ferry. Bring all your water toys—jet skis, speed-boats and water skis—to Lyman Lake State Park , where you’ll find a 1,500-acre reservoir with no watercraft size restrictions. The west end of the lake, however, is buoyed off as a no-wake zone, making it ideal for anglers looking to snag walleye, catfish and largemouth bass from the snowmelt waters. Horseshoe Bend, Page Landscapes BY TERESA BITLER INCREDIBLE Some of the Southwest’s most unique landscapes can be found in Northern Arizona. SUNSET CRATER VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT This spot looks so out of this world that parts of it doubled for the moon when astronauts needed a place to train for lunar landings. Explore this lava-altered landscape for yourself on a hike through loose cinder at the flow’s edge. PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK Not a forest in the traditional sense, this national park amazes with views of colorful mesas, buttes and badlands—not to mention the fossilized wood the park is named for, as well as petroglyphs, hoodoos and a stretch of historic Route 66. NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT Tucked into the sandstone alcoves of behemoth canyons, this archaeological treasure is comprised of cliff dwellings built by Ancestral Pueblo people that date back to A.D. 1300. See the dwell-ings on a guided tour or on the 1.3-mile self-guided Sandal Trail. NAVAJO NATION’S MONUMENT VALLEY TRIBAL PARK Instantly recognizable as an icon of the American Southwest, this dramatic landscape is punctuated by monoliths, mesas and spires. Trek 4 miles on the self-guided Wildcat Trail loop to see some of the park’s most famous rock buttes. 58 VISITARIZONA.COM Petrified Forest National Park Monument Valley Tribal Park
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