What is Horseshoe Bend And Where Is It?
Horseshoe Bend is a giant bend the Colorado River out near the town of Page, Arizona. For years photos of it appeared in various books on National Parks in the United States. Before social media and Instagram made the place famous and put the scene right in front of everyone’s faces, hardly anyone went to Horseshoe Bend. As the selfie frenzy exploded, visitation to Horseshoe Bend skyrocketed. It is obviously a very dramatic landscape and is located within the bounds of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. This area around Page, Arizona is loaded with other amazing sights including Antelope Canyon, The Wave In Coyote Buttes North, the Wahweep Hoodoos and much more.
What Is It Like To Travel To And See Horseshoe Bend?
As noted above, Horseshoe Bend is located just outside the small (but growing) town of Page, Arizona. It is a small vibrant town that is a ghost town with cheap hotel rooms ($40ish) in the winter that skyrocket during the summer season. It is an easy town to drive to and has lots of restaurants, a number of gas stations, as well as a Wal-Mart to stock up on the cheap. When I spent a lot of time out in this area you could just drive up to Horseshoe Bend, go hike a half mile or so down to the edge anytime of day and stay and shoot for as long as you wanted. If you want to go to Horseshoe Bend today, you’ll need to pay for parking if you can get a spot or park in Page, Arizona and take a bus down to the trail that leads to Horseshoe Bend.
What Does It Take To Get A Wall Art Quality Sunset Photo At Horseshoe Bend?
If you are lucky, you’ll be able to drive down and park or hop on the bus, go down to Horseshoe Bend and snap a good sunset shot on your first try. During the weeks spent out in the area I’d make a sunset run down to Horseshoe Bend most every day. I’d look for some cloud cover but not too thick. I’d look at the sky and not at any weather forecast. During any time of year, the skies over Horseshoe Bend change quickly at sunset. What looks like it will be a fiery sunset with perfect cloud cover often blows out or becomes too thick for for the sun to shine through and light up the skies at all. Out of more than 40 trips to Horseshoe Bend over the years, it’s been quite rare to get a fiery sunset over Horseshoe Bend. In order to get a shot like this, you might get lucky on your first try. More than likely you”ll need to go back repeatedly, go through the parking or bus hassle every time, make the hike back and forth nightly and grab a late dinner somewhere in Page, AZ after sunset.
What Formats Is Horseshoe Bend Wall Art Print Available?
This particular Horseshoe Bend wall art print is available in most any size up to 40×60 and comes on metal, paper, canvas, wood and acrylic. If you’ve got an area with diffused lighting and want a really metallic vibrant print, then a metal or acrylic print is definitely the way to go. If you’ve got brighter lighting or a lot of natural lighting coming through skylights or windows, then a matte print on canvas or a matte paper is probably the best way to go. In addition to this Horseshoe Bend Print, there are lot of other Horseshoe Bend prints available.
If you’d prefer a piece of home or personal decor, this print looks great on a shower curtain, or a nice heavy duty tote bag perfect for grocery shopping. If you’ve got a new cel phone that needs a case, this image would look great on your phone as well.
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