Navajo Name: Tse' bighanilini

Another sight-seers trip through a slot canyon that one can really get intimate with. You can touch and feel the sandstone walls, sometimes touching opposite walls simultaneously.

The day we toured the canyon, there were dust-devils blowing on the flats. So the tour-guide that usually throws up sand with a shovel to augment the streams of light.....well the streams of light were natural with all the sand coming down. Asian tourist rolled in on the shake-n-bakes wearing masks, to mitigate the risk of acquiring Haunta Virus from the rodent scat in the downpour of sand from above. Most of the other tourist had camera failures and problems, including ourselves. The downpour of fine sand got into everything.

But as you can see, it was worth it. The colors and light play are amazing.

And as a bonus, they were filming a flick for the military retirees, with two Navajos doing the narration. At times, they played their native flute, with the melody softly echoing through the slot canyon.

Crowded...yes, tourist trap...maybe, but it's worth seeing, feeling, and hearing.