Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona. It’s quite an easy hike (3/4 of a mile each way) from the trailhead. It’s both awe-inspiring and scary (especially for acrophobic people)—there is no guard rail along the edge of the thousand foot cliffs leading down to the Colorado River below.
My wife and son accompanied me to “The Bend.” As I moved around the bend for the perfect shot, my wife had a great time snapping up photos of me fiddling with my camera until a few jackals started howling at a distance. You can’t quite see or hear the jackals, but believe me they were there (and it’s quite spine-chilling if you are not used to the wild) when I framed the shot and pressed the shutter. My favorite 24mm did it for me … yet again.
