No tour through this magically water carved Antelope Slot Canyon would be long enough.
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These are the limousines for the tourI made reservations for the 1.5 hour “photography” tour at 11:30am for $32 with Antelope Canyon Tours.
Couldn’t take stills on this ride
Checked in for my tour in Page, Arizona. Each truck holds 14 people and there were four trucks full just for my tour. It’s a 20 minute ride to the canyon, half on pavement and the rest like this video. Hang on tight. (That is the Navajo coal fired power plant in the background.)
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Entrance to the slot canyonYou can only enter the canyon with a Navajo guide and Laytoya explained that we would pass through in a group stopping at various places along the way.
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We were asked to pause upon entering, to be respectful to this awesome creation of Mother Earth..jpg "Light shaft Antelope Slot Canyon Page AZ")
It was the right time of day to see a few light shafts slanting into the slot..jpg "Light shaft Antelope Slot Canyon Page AZ")
Laytoya threw handfuls of sand into the light to really show them off..jpg "Antelope Slot Canyon Page AZ")
And she suggested the best places to take photos..jpg "Antelope Slot Canyon Page AZ")
She took at least one photo with my camera and for some of the other passengers also..jpg "Antelope Slot Canyon Page AZ")
I don’t know which one..jpg "Antelope Slot Canyon Page AZ")
Do you see the woman’s face?Most of my photos are very blurry due to limited light and no time to set up a tripod.
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Exit the slotIt took 30 minutes to walk one way through Upper Antelope Canyon.
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South beyond the slotThen we were on our own to explore for 25 minutes before we needed to be back on the trucks.
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The bear’s headWhen the rains fall flash flood can occur.
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And that same flow of water carved this twisting narrow canyon as it once drained into the Colorado River and now Lake Powell..jpg "Antelope Slot Canyon Page AZ")
Leaving the slotAs I gently touched the sculpted sandstone walls it seemed the rock cried out for silence. This is an awesome place but was way too crowded and not enough time.
What incredible natural sculptures! I love the golden light illuminating the twists and curves of slot canyon.
Awesome photos…the colors and textures were incredible. Good job!
Taht is absolutely spectacular
Wow Gaelyn! That is so beautiful and I love the angles of your shots!
Those were really fantastic shots! What a great tour. I know what you mean about sometimes these places are too crowded but it's worth doing anyway, don't you think?
Girl, you got some awesome photos n your tour. I need a new camera! and when I get one, I will be going back on this tour for more photos.
I have to agree with you Gaelyn, that truly remarkable and special place can only be appreciated with those who respect it and in solitude. Your beautiful photos take my breath away and express the spirituality of place. Thank you so much for sharing.
Blessings and peace.
Awesome photos, Gaelyn! I must admit looking at the entrance makes me a little weak in the knees. I'm so grateful to enjoy the canyon through your pictures though.
Sound made by wind through that place must be spooky.
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These are so awesome, I am at total loss of words Gaelyn!! Never in my life have I seen such fantastic formations and colors!!
The colors of the walls are beautiful with the sunlight shinning on them. What a magnificent place to visit, thanks for the wonderful journey, Gaelyn.
I've never been there and didn't realize the tours had so many people going through at once.
Your photos are gorgeous. I love the light pouring through the slot, illuminating and shadowing the rock.
Mesmerizing and surreal. Your pictures are wonderful, Gaelyn. (The truck drive would have done me in though!)
Wow Gaelyn, your pictures are awesome. The shapes, color and light are just gorgeous. Now, I have another place to add to my list of must visit. Thanks for sharing your world.
Amazing photos of different shapes and can give us plenty of imaginations…great shots!
What an awesome, incredible place! And your shots are breathtaking, Gaelyn! Really amazing! Thanks for taking us along!
Have a great week!
Sylvia
wow! those are really awesome and i would love to visit those sandstone sculptures! Very beautiful captures!
My world entry is up here.
Cool shots.
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awesome pictures! would be fun to do this at leisure!
What an amazing place. Nature is so incredible! Awesome shots, Gaelyn.
From a photographer for a living, some incredible photography. The light and colours in there perfectly balanced.
I'd say your photo tour was a huge success – really lovely photos. But then you can't go wrong with all those rock formations swirling.
Never knew they did photo tours.
Oh WOW!!!! I am so jealous. That looks like and absolutely amazing and magical place. How I wish right now to be able to go and see that one day.
wonderful captures gaelyn…beautiful canyon.
well worth the tour price i'd say.
have a great week.
Gaelyn: That is certainly one of the WOW places on earth. I see why it is scared to the Indians. Thanks for the trip through.
This was just out of this world. An amazing place. I'd say it has a WOW factor of 10! Thank you!
I could feel the presence of the Great Spirit–even in your photos. Awesome place. What an experience. MB
These all are absolutely mesmerizing. What a wonderful experience but I agree, it would be a powerful place in silence.
WOW! truely a magical place, great shots too…
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Those are some incredible shots. I would pay $32 to see some of those places.
Absoulutely unbelievable. I think you did a great job capturing the amazing place. I could stare at the sandstone walls for hours.
With such overpowering beauty – makes you feel small – thanks for sharing -incredible!
Geogypsy, great site. Susie of Arabia sent me to you. We both posted slot canyon photos today. I have some more slot canyon photos coming up over the enxt week or so. I went to the les crowded slot canyon on Navajo lands and you get there by Hummer Adventures. I will be back.
Wow!!! What an amazing place! Your photos are excellent. Thanks for taking us along.
So Beautiful!!
Beautiful!! That must have been such a fun day.
WOW, what a trip. I'm so excited to have shared your awesome (literally) time down there, but using exclamation marks seems like blasphemy. What a spiritual place it must have been. It's a wonder you managed to take pictures without people in 'em.
I was thinking about the dichotomy of life and death in that place. So beautiful and yet so dangerous.
Thank you for the post.
I'm sure there's not way to not be crowded on these tours, but it's SO incredible. I'm surprised at the price. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
You captured the textures, colors and light beautifully!!!!!