We leave Flagstaff again on the morning of our sixth day. This time we’ll be heading north, to go to Page, Arizona, 218 km from Flagstaff. First, we'll visit Antelope Canyon, east of Page.
36 (D-95) Antelope Canyon. What a beautiful place!
If you like, take a look: http://www.arizona-leisure.com/antelope-canyon.html
You can click on the video there. There's also a map on this site. Double-click on the video and on the map to make them bigger.
Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections: 1) Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack and 2) Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew. The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tse' bighanilini, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is Hasdestwazi, or "spiral rock arches."
Antelope Canyon is a popular place for photographers and sightseers, and a source of tourism business for the Navajo Nation. It has been accessible by permit only since 1997, when the Navajo Tribe made it a Navajo Tribal Park. Photography within the canyons is difficult because of the light reflecting off the canyon walls.
Flooding in the canyon still occurs. A flood occurred on October 30, 2006 that lasted 36 hours, and caused the Tribal Park Authorities to close Lower Antelope Canyon for five months.
Jane
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VOCABULARY:
--slot canyon = A slot canyon is a narrow canyon, formed by water rushing through rock. A slot canyon is significantly deeper than it is wide. Some slot canyons can measure less than one metre (3 ft) across at the top but drop more than 30 m (100 ft) to the floor of the canyon.
36 (D-95) Antelope Canyon. What a beautiful place!
If you like, take a look: http://www.arizona-leisure.com/antelope-canyon.html
You can click on the video there. There's also a map on this site. Double-click on the video and on the map to make them bigger.
Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections: 1) Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack and 2) Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew. The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tse' bighanilini, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is Hasdestwazi, or "spiral rock arches."
Antelope Canyon is a popular place for photographers and sightseers, and a source of tourism business for the Navajo Nation. It has been accessible by permit only since 1997, when the Navajo Tribe made it a Navajo Tribal Park. Photography within the canyons is difficult because of the light reflecting off the canyon walls.
Flooding in the canyon still occurs. A flood occurred on October 30, 2006 that lasted 36 hours, and caused the Tribal Park Authorities to close Lower Antelope Canyon for five months.
Jane
_________________________
VOCABULARY:
--slot canyon = A slot canyon is a narrow canyon, formed by water rushing through rock. A slot canyon is significantly deeper than it is wide. Some slot canyons can measure less than one metre (3 ft) across at the top but drop more than 30 m (100 ft) to the floor of the canyon.
--What is a "corkscrew"? What is "The Corkscrew" in New York City??
--occurs = happens
--floods, flooding = look in your dictionary or go to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
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