FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Parking at a spot near the edge of an Arizona canyon where the Colorado River makes a sharp U-turn now comes at a cost. Countless posts have celebrated the wonder of Horseshoe Bend, where the bluish-green river takes a 270-degree turn just outside the town of Page, near the Utah border. “Most people believe it’s caused by Instagram.”Page recently completed the first phase of a parking lot that has 160 spaces. Parking was a free-for-all in a dirt area before Page decided to develop the lot, city manager Mike Celaya said. Two years ago, a tour bus that didn’t see a tourist in the parking lot hit and killed the person, Celaya said.

Source: National Post April 28, 2019 15:56 UTC