antelope canyon, arizona, us
DESCRIPTION
High on the Colorado plateau, in the middle of the desert, on the Navajo Tribal land, there is a canyon, where water runs through rocks. It is located near the town of Page, at the northern boundary of Arizona. The Navajo name for this place is Tse Bighanilini and it is commonly known simply as the Upper Antelope Canyon. The canyon was formed by erosion of the Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to the occasional torrent of flash floods and aided winds. It is this process that gives the rock a characteristic ‘flowing’ shape and wave patterns. It a magical place where the sunlight gives birth to colours. The Upper Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon. It encloses a high and narrow space, like a medieval cathedral. Inside the canyon it is filled by reflected and diffused colour lights like the stained glass windows inside a cathedral. It is the nature’s version of the medieval cathedral.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Antelope CanyonThe Upper Antelope Canyon, ArizonaFirst created 25 Oct 2014. Version 1.0 - 29 Oct 2014. Jerry Tse. London.All rights reserved. Rights belong to their respective owners.Available free for non-commercial, Educational and personal use.
2. Entrance to the Upper Canyon. 3. The canyon is situated on Navajo Tribal Land near Page, Arizona. 4. Patches of dark and light colour of lichen on the rock. 5. The red colour of the rocks was due to the presence of iron oxides in the rock. 6. The Antelope Canyon includes two separate slot canyons - the Upper Antelope Canyon and the Lower Antelope Canyon. 7. The Wolf Head, the protruding rock on the right. 8. The presence of manganese oxides in the rocks cause the blue and purple hues. Blue sky also gives the rocks a blue tint. 9. The Horse Head, the protruding rock on the left. 10. Years of flash floods shape the walls into undulating wave-like surfaces of the canyon. 11. The far entrance into the Upper Antelope Canyon. 12. The Flame between the rocks. 13. The Upper Antelope Canyon, ArizonaTheEndThe Upper Antelope Canyon encloses a high and narrow space, just like a medieval cathedral. It is filled with reflected anddiffused colour lights like those of the stained glass windows. It is a natures version of the medieval cathedral.All rights reserved. Rights belong to their respective owners.Available free for non-commercial and personal use.Music Handel : Seres Aria Ombra Mai Fu sungby Andreas Scholl.Photos -With contributions from Ben and Weichu.