The Sacred Canyon is a narrow canyon on Navajo land in northern Arizona that winds towards Lake Powell on the Colorado River. Over millions of years, wind and flash floods have carved intricate slots and passages through the solid red sandstone rock. When entering the canyon, one is surrounded by gracefully curved rock patterns and lines created by the flow of water over time. Accompanied by a Navajo guide playing traditional music, visitors feel that they have entered a truly sacred place.
2. In northern Arizona, on Navajo Indian land, a narrow canyon winds its’ way to Lake Powell on the Colorado River. Called Antelope Canyon in English, the Navajo name means “place where water runs through rock. ” Millions of years of wind and annual flash floods have carved narrow slots that meander through the solid sandstone. Water, as an artist, used its’ power gracefully to create this magnificent sculpted enclosure. Entering this magical space, we were surrounded by flowing waves, turbulences, and elegantly curving lines and patterns, all in solid red stone. Sunlight move through the spaces, creating the illusion of flashes of flame. Gabriel, our Navajo guide, played ancient native melodies on his wooden flute as columns of sunlight shown from above. As the music echoed through the narrow canyon, we felt that this is truly a sacred place.