The deep sedimentary layers of the earth in this area have been carved over the centuries by high mountain snow-melt and flashing rain storms. Water, unable to be absorbed by the dry desert ground, races through the deep crevasses at levels reaching over 60 feet high in the slots. The relatively soft canyon walls made of red Navajo sandstone have been etched and shaped into winding corridors by the sudden torrents of rushing water filled with rocks and debris. Over time, this phenomenon has smoothed these corridors in such a way that the canyon walls have flowing shapes and characteristics. The results are breathtaking and dramatic!
In most slot canyons, the water and wind of 100200 million years of windstorms and floods have cut the sandstone in such a way that its striations can appear almost incandescent. From inside one can observe a wide array of colors as the light from above bounces back and forth across the walls. In spots, the only light entering the canyon is from a very narrow opening in the top, only a foot or two wide, but the canyon floor can be 100 feet deep or more!
True Slot Canyons
The only true slot canyons can be found where rivers...
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