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Lines of depositions of an ancient desert that rivaled the Great Sahara 200 million years ago are exposed across Northern Arizona and Southern Utah in these slot canyons, cutting through Navajo Sandstone and time.

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Really, really late bloomers to Antelope Canyon X. Prickly Pears blossoms hot pink flowers across the valley, excuse my boot in the shot.

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Crazy me I see an opportunity at dusk to snap Lechee Rock (lee chee ae). Middle of a busy highway but I wasn't the only one chasing this dragon's tail.

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An ominous wall, but if one to stand here and look up, one would see why this slot canyon is called Canyon X.

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The end of Canyon X the canyon widens and the barrage of light flows through the canyon

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ephedra spp. Blooming along a road while a Strom rolls on by in the background.

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Perilous rocks overhang the canyon, reminding one of the many dangers of the canyonlands of Arizona.

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Inside the chasm of Canyon X, the contrast of light and dark intertwine into stark visuals.

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The canyon between the slot canyons of Canyon X. The high noon brings brilliant colors to the canyonlands.

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North exit of Canyon X's North Canyon.