http://www.arizonabeautiful.com/northern/lees-ferry-trading-post-and-fort-lees-ferry-arizona.html Arizona Vacations, Arizona Tourism Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.arizonabeautiful.com/northern/lees-ferry-trading-post-and-fort-lees-ferry-arizona.html#comment-949 Lees Ferry Trading Post and Fort - Lees Ferry, Arizona | dottorweb.com Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:47:03 +0000 http://www.arizonabeautiful.com/north-central/lees-ferry-trading-post-and-fort-lees-ferry-arizona.html#comment-949 [...] Lees Ferry Trading Post and Fort - Lees Ferry, Arizona. Lees Ferry was the first ferry crossing on the Colorado River for 260 miles prior to the building of the Navajo and Glen Canyon Bridges which were built in the 20th century.  The Kaibab Formation becomes visible here, 3,000 feet above sea level, and climbs to 8500 feet at the North Rim of Grand Canyon, 90 river miles away. In 1927 the need for Lees Ferry ended with the completion (1928) of the Navajo Bridge across Marble Canyon.  Lees Ferry offers a ranger station, campground, launch ramp, courtesy dock, fish-cleaning station and access to 15 miles of the Colorado River (upriver only). [...] [...] Lees Ferry Trading Post and Fort – Lees Ferry, Arizona. Lees Ferry was the first ferry crossing on the Colorado River for 260 miles prior to the building of the Navajo and Glen Canyon Bridges which were built in the 20th century.  The Kaibab Formation becomes visible here, 3,000 feet above sea level, and climbs to 8500 feet at the North Rim of Grand Canyon, 90 river miles away. In 1927 the need for Lees Ferry ended with the completion (1928) of the Navajo Bridge across Marble Canyon.  Lees Ferry offers a ranger station, campground, launch ramp, courtesy dock, fish-cleaning station and access to 15 miles of the Colorado River (upriver only). [...]

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