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For The First Post…<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2015 was the first year I started my #neverhaveiever weekly ritual (fulfilling my New Year’s resolution). In honor of it, I decided to share my favorite 2015’s #neverhaveiever memory for my first post.<\/p>\n

The Short Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While there are so many amazing memories to chose from that year, one stands out! My Labor Day<\/em> trip to the southwest to see\u00a0Horseshoe Bend, Lower Antelope Canyon, and Havasu Falls with my two good friends Amy and Nico.<\/p>\n

The Long Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I had never traveled further east than Vegas while living in Los Angeles. I had seen pictures of various national parks and grandioso views of the Grand Canyon, but those places were not on my top bucket list trips. My eyes were on Europe. So when my best friend Amy suggested we go on this trip, I said yes and had no expectations.<\/p>\n

The day before we left, Amy and I went to the Santa Monica Pier for the Thursday night Twilight Concert Series to meet her friend Nico. We met, we clicked, and we invited him on our trip. That Saturday, September 5, we set off around 3 am to see the Lower Antelope Canyon, which is approximately a 9 hour drive from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

We arrived around 11:30 am, but we didn’t reserve tickets in advance (which I highly suggest). Luckily, there were times available later in the afternoon so we drove to Horseshoe Bend, which is 7.5 miles away and around a 13 minute drive.<\/p>\n

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HORSESHOE BEND<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Over time, the Colorado River has created a 270 degree turn in an entrenched meander. In other words, the river has cut into the bedrock creating a horseshoe shaped water bed. You’ll see a 1000 ft above view above the Colorado River.<\/p>\n

The view is amazing and worth it to add to your list of must see’s.<\/p>\n

Seen a waterbed in the shape of a horseshoe #neverhaveiever<\/span><\/p>\n