Douglas Sherman
Staff
A Greek tourist stood on a thin sandstone ledge at the edge of Horseshoe Bend positioning himself for the perfect image. The ledge gave way and he fell 800 feet to his death about a week ago.
The National Park service has been in the process of building a railing to keep people away from the edge because the crowds have been growing dramatically over the past few years. As a result, people have been jostling for position at the edge of the beautiful overlook. The image below was taken during a much more peaceful time. In fact, I don't remember anyone else being there when I took this image at sunset.
The National Park service has been in the process of building a railing to keep people away from the edge because the crowds have been growing dramatically over the past few years. As a result, people have been jostling for position at the edge of the beautiful overlook. The image below was taken during a much more peaceful time. In fact, I don't remember anyone else being there when I took this image at sunset.