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Upper Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona within the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, slot canyon sections – one on either side of Route AZ98 a few miles East of Page. These canyons are referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack; and Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew.

The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means "the place where water runs through rocks" and water is what created the canyons as it flowed through and eroded the Navajo Sandstone. This primarily happens during flash flooding. Rainwater, especially during monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Over time the passageways are eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard edges in such a way as to form characteristic 'flowing' shapes in the rock.

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Exploring human nature and the stories of our planet through photography. I began photographing in the early 1970's shooting mostly vacation and family. In the mid 1980's I started to approach photography as a creative art process rather than as simple documentation. As my interest in photography and skill level increased, I tend to shoot in easily accessible locations where thousands of other photographers have preceded me. My goal is to capture images that show a different take on well known subjects or to select subjects and perspectives in those locations not normally photographed in a way that tells a story about that place or the people who live there. During my development (no pun intended) as a photographer I have honed...