Spiral rock arches
“Spiral rock arches” by the Navajo nation - the place where water runs through rocks...
archive.azcentral.com/travel/articles/20140208lone-surviv...
"Antelope Canyon, with its meandering walls of sandstone, is a much-photographed natural wonder in Arizona. But on Aug. 12, 1997, it was the scene of a natural disaster.
Two groups of sightseers, 12 people in all, were on the sandy floor of the narrow slot canyon that summer afternoon. As they took pictures and soaked up the scenery, a summer storm dumped rain on the desert miles upstream.
As that water drained toward Lake Powell, it picked up rocks and debris. By the time it reached the twisting canyon, it was a head-high wall of debris, barreling toward the tourists.
Only one would survive the flood..."
Spiral rock arches
“Spiral rock arches” by the Navajo nation - the place where water runs through rocks...
archive.azcentral.com/travel/articles/20140208lone-surviv...
"Antelope Canyon, with its meandering walls of sandstone, is a much-photographed natural wonder in Arizona. But on Aug. 12, 1997, it was the scene of a natural disaster.
Two groups of sightseers, 12 people in all, were on the sandy floor of the narrow slot canyon that summer afternoon. As they took pictures and soaked up the scenery, a summer storm dumped rain on the desert miles upstream.
As that water drained toward Lake Powell, it picked up rocks and debris. By the time it reached the twisting canyon, it was a head-high wall of debris, barreling toward the tourists.
Only one would survive the flood..."