Antelope Canyon where the Soul whispers

i have traveled to a lot of places. i even had the luck of being born and raised in what is often referred to as one of the most beautiful places in America. when i have i was lost for words by the beauty of a place, i am making a very big statement. it honestly took me over a year to be able to construct full, adult sentences in regards to what i saw.

 

in northern arizona there is a place located near the city of page that is called Antelope Canyon. This canyon is on Navajo lands and has two parts, called  Tsé bighánílíní (and wikpedia tells me this means the place where water runs through the rocks) which is Upper Antelope Canyon. the other half is Lower Antelope Canyon, named Hazdistazí, (wikipedia says spiral rock arches).

 

 

 

now ill get the tour guide stuff out of the way. this is probably one of the most recognizable places photographed in America. youll see photos of this place everywhere. the canyon was formed by erosion and flash flooding. the upper canyon is level so if you have physical requirements for travel than youre in luck, plus walking through pure shafts of sunlight that kiss your soul as it resonates through what is one of the most spiritually touching locations in the world.

i would not call myself religious, but i do feel a connection to the universe. i drove four hours to stand in a sketchy looking parking lot in the shadow of what looked like a giant power plant from the future where blue skies met orange sands. after paying about the same amount for a ticket s i would a decent meal i was ferried onto a modified off roading truck along with a few other people and driven though a shallow wash.

 

i remember thinking during the ride that the picture i had seen really only had one thing in common with the area i was in. the dirt was orange and that it reminded me scifi renditions of mars. but then the truck pulled over and we were ushered to a crack in the face of a sharply angled orange sandstone wall. the crack in the canyon. what i didnt know at this moment was that i was about to have a moment of spiritual growth.

at this point ill just let the rest of the pictures talk. because unless youre there, youll never feel the heartbeat of the universe, God's kiss, the perfect moment, Om... call it what you will.