Simply Belle

Trips don’t have to cost much. Actually, it is more fun sleeping in a tent or in the back of the truck with a canopy. You don’t need a laptop or television to keep you entertained. Instead, you can just gaze at the sky and enjoy its beauty and fascination. It is so peaceful and relaxing watching the stars twinkle in the night sky like fireflies.

On this recent trip, we brought air mattress, quilts, pillows, water, toiletries, and some snacks. Our bed was quite comfortable and pretty spacious for the two of us. I don’t know about my husband but I slept well. It got so cold early in the morning that I had to get up and shut the back of the truck and the windows partially. We covered ourselves with thick quilt which made it nice and toasty the rest of the morning.

The only problem was we had to walk a little ways to avail of the bathroom. I avoided drinking too much at night so I didn’t have to make an early morning trip to Wal-Mart and it did the trick. What is so nice about Wal-Mart is they don’t mind people camping out in their parking lots as long as they stay over to the side and out of the way. And depending on the season, they open 24 hours a day.

Our truck parked behind Wal-Mart

Visitor center in Lake Powell

The next three pictures down were taken on the way to Flagstaff.

Native American tent known as “teepee.”

Beautiful red rock scenery to Lake Powell.

Aspen tree on the way to Flagstaff from Grand Canyon

Beautiful butterfly in Grand Canyon

Browsing deer in Grand Canyon

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Here is the second batch of pictures of our long weekend trip; Lake Powell. Lake Powell is about 2 hours drive from Grand Canyon. It is the second largest man-made reservoir in the United States behind Lake Mead. Lake Powell is famous for houseboating. Its 185 mile long lake offers blue water, nice beaches, awesome red-rock scenery. Lake Powell is also a great place for boating, water skiing, fishing, or just merely sight seeing.

Lake Powell, formed by Glen Canyon Dam, is located in Page, AZ. The lake lies partly in Arizona and mostly in Utah but best access is from Arizona. There is only a roundabout dirt road access from Utah to Lake Powell which is not easy to find in the map. While most of the Lake Powell’s crystal blue water lies in Utah, Page, AZ has the most important part – the Glen Canyon Dam.

Here are the pictures:

I took this picture while seated in the car. This is the road to Lake Powell.

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