Photo of the Day: Slot Canyons
New Mexico and Arizona have some of the most beautiful slot canyons in the world. The above photo was taken on one of my more recent trips to the Southwest, to an area not far from Santa Fe.
These canyons are found in areas where there is low rainfall and are formed when water comes rushing through the sandstone or limestone rock. It’s extremely dangerous to get caught in one of these during a rainstorm as you can easily drown.
The above is in the Upper Antelope Canyon in Arizona.
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Travel Well!
Beth
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Photo credit: Antelope Canyon – Deacon Steve
Photo credit: Upper Antelope Canyon – Virtual Em
7 comments
Wow!! The pictures are amazing! I have never been to any slot canyon but your pictures make me wanna plan a trip soon. Love the one with the Sun ray shining through the opening.
I am fascinated with this landscape…I definitely need to add this to my list of places to go! What beautiful pictures!
Love the slot canyons and just discovered them this year. Have hiked in Buckskin Gulch and upper Antelope. Great captures of a difficult to photograph place.
Beth, these are gorgeous! The top one makes me think of some of the canyons I climbed in when rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. But I never knew they were called slot canyons. You sure know how to photograph nature! Meg (www.megnoblepeterson.com)
Simply beautiful, the pinks, and lighting make it a spiritual kind of place.
Absolutely gorgeous. Slot canyons are truly special places.
Fab shots!