Spoiler alert – wow wow wow
You can only get into Antelope Canyon on a tour since an event where eleven people died from a flash flood in the late nineties. It’s a stunning slot canyon discovered by a shepherd who lost some sheep in it and climbed in to retrieve them. She carried them out on her back, I’ve no idea how!
The canyon is now full of stairs and access ladders (and emergency ladders). But you can see the foot holds that are the historical access climbing path.
The canyon is completely jammed full of people, who are gently herded (like sheep) into each area and kept out of people photos as best as possible. It’s amazingly touristy, frustratingly so, but definitely worth the crowds. The way the light strikes the rock, lighting edges and lighting up surfaces is stunning.
