A Return to the Heart of the Earth - Out West: Day 4
Although we didn’t plan for it, we found ourselves back at Antelope Canyon X on this trip thanks to wildfires that prevented us from our original plan of hiking around Bryce Canyon. The loss of that was no matter when we got to return of one of my favorite places on earth- Canyon X. There’s something so powerful about being surrounded by the artfully carved walls of the Earth itself- Slot Canyons feel like you are in nature at its most sculptural and most ethereal and most intimate. Last year, I described the experience of walking through the canyon as if we were walking through the beating red heart of the Earth itself and that feeling still remained true this year. And beyond all that, for the second year in a row, the tour guides at Canyon X elevated the experience with their knowledge, hospitality, and friendliness. It is an honor to be in these sacred spaces with the people that know them best, that honor the places themselves, and are gracious enough to invite us in. My deepest appreciation to them.
️- across Utah and Arizona, you are in the Navajo Nation. In Navajo, sacred land is referred to as Diné Bikéyah. This land belongs to the people. Hopitutskwa, Pueblos, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) land is also found across these two states and at archeological sites and natural sites. It is an honor to see them.
A Return to the Heart of the Earth - Out West: Day 4
Although we didn’t plan for it, we found ourselves back at Antelope Canyon X on this trip thanks to wildfires that prevented us from our original plan of hiking around Bryce Canyon. The loss of that was no matter when we got to return of one of my favorite places on earth- Canyon X. There’s something so powerful about being surrounded by the artfully carved walls of the Earth itself- Slot Canyons feel like you are in nature at its most sculptural and most ethereal and most intimate. Last year, I described the experience of walking through the canyon as if we were walking through the beating red heart of the Earth itself and that feeling still remained true this year. And beyond all that, for the second year in a row, the tour guides at Canyon X elevated the experience with their knowledge, hospitality, and friendliness. It is an honor to be in these sacred spaces with the people that know them best, that honor the places themselves, and are gracious enough to invite us in. My deepest appreciation to them.
️- across Utah and Arizona, you are in the Navajo Nation. In Navajo, sacred land is referred to as Diné Bikéyah. This land belongs to the people. Hopitutskwa, Pueblos, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) land is also found across these two states and at archeological sites and natural sites. It is an honor to see them.