Upper Antelope Slot Canyon

**Riverkilt** · 14th October 10, 11:38 AM

Here are some pics from the visit MacMillan's Son and I made to the Upper Antelope Slot Canyon out on the Navajo Reservation near Page, AZ. The canyon is deep and narrow - usually only a few feet wide. Light does weird things. I just spun my camera dials around hoping for a few good shots. The lightest part is top of the canyon.

We had heavy monsoon rains and flash flooding a couple weeks ago. The Navajos said they'd hoped the floods would wash out the canyon but instead they added about two feet of sand to the bottom. I liked it, gave the place a bit of a different look.

Here's a pic of the entrance.

And MacMillan's Son walking on in...

Here are some pics from the inside

A pic of my new Arizona Tartan kilt in one of the wider spots in the canyon

More to come

**Riverkilt** · 14th October 10, 11:43 AM

And here's MacMillan's Son exiting the canyon

For the tartan curious that's his 13 ounce MacMillan Hunting Modern from House of Edgar hand sewn by Kathy Lare.

**The Vicar** · 14th October 10, 11:44 AM

Great photos!

Thanks for sharing.

Robert

**nloken** · 14th October 10, 12:19 PM

I'm so envious! That location, and those pictures, is pure photographic porn!

**GMan** · 14th October 10, 12:36 PM

I love that place!

**cessna152towser** · 14th October 10, 01:59 PM

Wow that looks like one very impressive canyon.
But it appears that MacMillan's Son came back out the same end as he went in!

**MacMillans son** · 14th October 10, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

Wow that looks like one very impressive canyon.
But it appears that MacMillan's Son came back out the same end as he went in!

Heck Alex, half the time I DON'T know whether I am coming or going!!

Great photos Ron! to paraphrase the documentarian Ken Burns, "there are lots of majestic mountain peaks in the world, and there are lots of raging rivers and beautiful serene lakes, but there is no place in the world like the Canyon Lands of the American West"

As wonderful as all the photos you have seen are, you simply have to go there to really appreciate it !!

Thanks Ron!

**Riverkilt** · 14th October 10, 02:31 PM

Thats true Alex. After you check in the Navajos load you in the back end of trucks and drive about five miles upstream through sand. Then they let you out and you walk uphill through the canyon until the canyon opens up into a wash again where folks relax a bit before turning around and going back through the canyon to the entrance. You're always passing folks going the other way.

Here's a pic of the entry/exit on the upstream side of the canyon.

If you wanna see pics by the experts just Google up Upper Antelope Canyon.

**tulloch** · 14th October 10, 04:27 PM

Absolutely un-earthly photos. What an interesting and beautiful feature on this planet of ours. Thanks for showing those. I would love to see this place some day.