Horseshoe Bend (Arizona)
Location: Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona
Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: Sigma 8mm Fisheye
Exposure details: 3 exposures merged into 1 HDR shot sing Photomatix software.
Processing: Increased clarity in Adobe Lightroom.
Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as “King Bend.” It is located five miles (8.5 km) downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km southwest of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
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