Rocks Are Neat...

I have dry mounted photo hanging in my kitchen of a canyon that I think is really stunning. The sandstone rocks are all sun lit with bright reds, oranges and yellows. I often sit back and stare at it, wondering where in the h*ll this photo was taken…

Now, remember that scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where Indy and his pals are emerging from the Canyon of the Crescent Moon on horseback after finding the Holy Grail?

What do these two bits of information have in common? Well recently, I found my canyon photo on Wikipedia! My photo was taken at Antelope Canyon in Utah. This canyon and the one from the Last Crusade are a geological formation called a slot canyon.

These interesting rock formations are the result of million of years of erosion by water and wind cutting their way through the soft sandstone. Super Cool Stuff!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slot_canyon
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Canyon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade

Kimdianna Jones