The Horseshoe Bend

The horseshoe bend is the first scenic site during this camping trip. Located at the downstream of the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, the horseshoe bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River. There is about 1.5 mile walk from the highway to the horseshoe bend. The two families got there around 4:00 pm. Looking down at the horseshoe bend from the top makes you feel scared because the cliff is very deep. Little kids cannot get too close to the edge by themselves. They saw a few boats down on the river and a little house at the bank. The boats and house looked very small.

After leaving the horseshoe bend there was a little more driving to get to the camp site. It was about 6:30 pm. Mommies started to cook. They used portable gas stoves. Daddies started to setup the tents. The kids were watching a cartoon movie called The Adventures of the Little Carp. The dinner was instant noodles. After the dinner, they ate watermelon. They saw a lot of stars in the sky, which they didn’t see very often at home. They went to bed around 10:00 pm. The tent was very spacious. Rebecca and Daddy slept on one air bed, and Gabby and Mommy slept on another. Rebecca fell asleep very fast. Gabby was a little excited, but she also fell asleep very soon.

Allen didn’t feel very well. He had stomach ache, and his stomach ache started when they were at home one day before. He cried in the middle of the night. His parent gave him medicine and a few minutes later he stopped crying. The first night was not very quiet.