Antelope Canyon, Arizona

Antelope Canyon is probably the most photographed slot canyon out there. If you've seen a photo on someone's wall with the reddish-orange wavy curves like this, chances are it's Antelope Canyon. It lies on Navajo land, requiring a Navajo tour guide to access the canyons. There are an upper and lower portion. The lower portion has 5 sets of metal stairs going down into the canyon, which makes it not very kid-friendly. For this reason I did this one on my own.

looking straight up

these are not the entry stairs, but other sets inside

 my tour guide caught a lizard and let it bite his ear

The upper canyon requires a very bumpy 10-15 min jeep ride to the entrance of the canyon. The four of us did this canyon together. It was more of an A shape with a very small opening at the top to let light in. This canyon was much more crowded with visitors and the wind was blowing the sand down into the canyon making it difficult to fully enjoy the view.