ANTELOPE SLOT CANYON, A NATURALWONDER AND HORSESHOE BEND

 In Indian Country there are a number of slot canyons.   In the city of Page, AZ near Lake Powell, we signed up for a tour of Antelope Slot Canyon.  Access is allowed only with a Navajo Guide.  Loaded into a truck we headed for the Navajo Indian Reservation for an incredible experience. 

Carved by elements of sand, wind and water for billions of years, the walls tower over 200 feet and in areas you can touch both sides with your elbows at the same time.  The brilliant contrast of penetrating sunlight and sandstone colors leaves nothing to be said.  Just take a look at the photos and you will see why there are no words....

Several tours were walking thru the slot cave and many languages were spoken.  Fortunately the photos were shot up to the opening, so the crowds were not in the way.

After emerging from the end of the slot, we gathered and then walked back in for the trek to exit where we had entered.  This is not a place you want to be when rain might spawn a flash flood.

The official slot canyon greeter.

After the slot canyon tour, we said goodbye to our new friends, Michael and Linda.  We had met them on our Lake Powell boat excursion and were happy to see them again on the slot canyon tour.  They too were exploring all the wonderful sites in Indian Country.

After the incredible scenes in that cave, we were off to another local natural site:  Horseshoe

Bend.  Here, below Glen Canyon Dam and before Lee's Ferry, this bend in the Colorado River is a strange sight! 

With Lake Powell and Rainbow Bridge, Antelope Slot Canyon and Horseshoe Bend behind us, we head for Monument Valley