Day 7: Rest and Change in Plans

Today we mostly stayed on the campground, enjoying the views and taking some more time to relax. We held off driving the two and a half hours to Monument Valley as it was cloudy there with a high probability of thunderstorms. Cliff and I went back to Horseshoe Bend as I wanted to take some more pictures with my new camera. Since I got burned yesterday I hiked to the viewpoints wearing long hiking pants, a T-shirt with a jacket on top, and a wide brim hat. It was 95 degrees at an altitude of almost 4000 feet, but I somehow survived in all my clothing and was able to get additional shots of the breathtaking scenery without burning additional skin. A win!
Unfortunately our tour of Lower Antelope Canyon tomorrow got cancelled due to flash flooding. There is water in the slot canyons and we are not sure how soon tours will resume. This tour was one of the highlights of the trip and we are hoping that we get another chance to see these slot canyons. We have changed the itinerary of our trip to give us more flexibility to visit Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon and cancelled our campground in Williams, AZ, near the Grand Canyon. We will stay here until August 3rd and instead will make day trips to the Grand Canyon.