Slot Canyon Exit
by Renee Sullivan
Title
Slot Canyon Exit
Artist
Renee Sullivan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A slot canyon is a narrow canyon, formed by the wear of water rushing through rock. A slot canyon is significantly deeper than it is wide. Some can measure less than 1 ft across at the top but drop more than 100 ft to the floor of the canyon.
This one, located in Valley Of Fire State Park in Nevada, is an especially narrow slot. It is possible to touch both side through most of it. Although it was beautiful to walk through, I was particularly struck by the amazing colors at the exit. As you can see there was an incredible variety of textures and colors - orange, red, purple, white, yellow, and even blue.
I have a new passion for slot canyons. And lucky for me, I live only a few hours from southern Utah. The U.S. state of Utah has the largest concentration of slot canyons in the world. Utah slot canyons are found places such as Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which are all within a few hours drive from me. Slot canyons of Utah include Buckskin Gulch, the longest slot canyon in the world at over 13 miles long!
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February 6th, 2015
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