June 7 (Part 2 of 2) - Antelope Canyon

What an absolutely amazing place this is.  Antelope Canyon.  I've seen pictures from here for at least 20 years.  Arizona Highways has some incredible pictures from here all the time.  And I thought great pictures like those would be out of my reach.  What I learned is that it's next to impossible to take a bad picture in Antelope Canyon.  We had an incredible guide from Antelope Canyon Tours who not only directed traffic (keeping people out of our pictures) but also changed the settings on my camera and Susan's iPhone to get the very best pictures.

On the drive out from Page, the smooth Navajo Sandstone was teasing us with the beauty the lies ahead.

As we started into Antelope Canyon itself, the temperature dropped about 20 degrees and a cool breeze drifted through.  Just a taste of the beauty and sublime nature that was ahead.

Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon, which can be deadly when it rains upstream.  Flash floods can roar down through the slot; even though it is dry where we are standing, rain far upstream (especially during the upcoming monsoon season) can unleash a torrent of water that scours these canyon walls to a smooth finish.

This spot is called "The Heart."

Susan dubbed this one "The Sands of Time."  Our guide carried a small shovel and would flick the sand up onto the shelf, insuring that we capture this shot of the sand in motion.  

Very special.

Our guide had great creativity as well.  

I just love the textures and forms in Antelope Canyon.

  

This is one of my favorite shots - the contrast of the Navajo Sandstone playing with the light.

As we emerged from the upper end of Antelope Canyon, we knew we had created more spectacular memories.  Besides the Grand Canyon, we hope you'll put Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon on your list of "must see" locations.