Lower Antelope Canyon.......3rd Oct 2013

This is the entrance to the Lower Antelope Canyon, a tour guide is just about to descend into the slot canyon !

Yes we will descend into the canyon here even the rather larger folks on the tour....

This slot canyon differs from the Upper Antelope  Canyon which is A shaped and more like a narrow cave where as this one is a thin deep gash in the ground......
It is a one way mile long tour and more strenuous than The Upper Canyon with many ladders and steps up and down to the various levels but boy is it worth it, if possible this canyon is even more amazing than the upper one....

As before there is no artificial light it is all natural and mind blowing.......

This photo shows the narrow sand floor of the canyon.....many areas are even narrower than this......

We were slightly concerned when we discovered there were 30 people on our tour, especially as some tripod users (they do pay more) thinking oh dear this could be a zoo, but after the first hundred yards or so we all found our own space and peace.......

The top of a ladder down to the next level......

I did forget to mention when posting the blog for the Upper Canyon that a  couple of years ago National Geographic bolted a million dollars worth of high speed underwater  camera to the side of a wall of the canyon to film the actual flooding of the canyon during the monsoons......the power of the water ripped the camera/bolts from the wall and were never to be seen again......

Yorkieman getting a good shot.....

One of our favourites.......

As with the previous tour our guide helped us get the best shots.....

One of the narrower areas.....not had enough fried chicken yet !!!

Another shot showing the sand floor and narrow passage....

We took time to be amazed as well as just taking pictures......

The exit a mile farther down the valley........what a mind blowing awesome experience....
Next stop for The Happy Campers is Monument Valley, Utah.......