Ascending From Mother Earth
©Bert Gildart: In the last couple of posts I have covered the beauty of slot canyon, specifically, those on the Navajo Indian Reservation, located at Lake Powell, near Page, Arizona.
But what is a “Slot Canyon?”
Essentially, they are narrow canyons sculpted by the forces of erosion. Here, these forces create art, and the medium is mostly Navajo Sandstone, generally colored yellow, orange and red, or a combination of the three.
Janie ascending from "Mother Earth," which is more traditionally referred to as Lower Antelope Canyon.
Often forces act on these walls over the millennia and in the case of Lower Antelope. Length of the canyons may be short or long, but in this image of Janie ascending, it is so extensive that it appears she is literally ascending from Mother Earth, and been doing so over an extended period of time. No wonder so many legends of origin are related to a grand exodus from the world below.
Though beautiful to explore, ventures must be chosen with care. In spring the area is subject to violent thunder storms, and about 10 years ago eleven hikers from France, Sweden, England and the U.S. were drowned, caught below in flash-flood waters that rushed between the steep vertical walls. Sadly, none in the group escaped.
At the moment we’re traveling to Bend, Oregon, but my mind is still on the beauty of our adventures in and around Page, so I will be posting a few more images as we travel.
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THIS TIME FOUR YEARS AGO:
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