Slot canyons have fascinated
me since I first saw images of them when we moved to
Arizona. The canyons are formed by immense amounts of
water cutting its way through the soft sandstone found
in Arizona and areas of southern Utah. This particular
image was taken with the 4 x 5 Wista at Lower Antelope
Canyon south of Page, Arizona in July of 1997. Two weeks
after this image was made, tragedy struck and several
tourists were killed in a flash flood. Hearing of tragedies
like this gives me an immense amount of respect for
the power of nature and the sheer destruction it can
cause. -- Rebecca
