Marble Canyon Stories


Navajo Nation , Lee's Ferry

Navajo Nation , Lee's Ferry From Page we drove through the beautiful pass in the Navajo Nation to spend the night at Lee's Ferry in Glenn Canyon National Recreation Area. This drive is cut through amazing sandstone formations and is one of the most beautiful in the world. The highway is US 89, but much of the lands on either side still belong to t...


To the Lonely Dell Ranch and Back by bike at Lee's Ferry

The next day gorgeous as well, so we decided to do a bike ride to the Lonely Dell Ranch that is part of the Lee's Ferry area. This is an old ranch near where the ferry brought people from Utah into Arizona. It still has a working orchard and garden taken care of by one of the rangers and some of the volunteers. Last year when we were at Lee's Ferry t...


The Fabulous Colorado River Canyon upstream from Lee's Ferry in GCNRA

When we travel out West, one of the places we always try to make it to is Lee's Ferry. On the way to Lake Powell we had checked it out as a possibility. Bobbi and Sky had to tight a schedule so we had opted for Lone Rock at Lake Powell and did not go to Lee's Ferry, but went on out to California instead. On the way home from California, Robert re...


Canyon survivors! Upstream, overnight, extreme paddling conditions

Canyon survivors! Upstream, overnight, extreme paddling conditions Kayak trip above Lee's Ferry Robert had done some research before this trip and had found out there was a map of the river above Lee's Ferry that showed the campgrounds and other information. This map can be bought at the Lee's Ferry Anglers in Marble Canyon. The day before w...