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	Slot canyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A slot canyon is a narrow canyon, formed by the wear of water rushing through sandstone.
		Antelope Canyon, one of the most famous of the slot canyons, is located in Arizona near Page, on the Navajo reservation.
		There are also numerous slot canyons in the valley between US 89 and the Vermilion Cliffs in Arizona, and can be seen as one descends into the valley on US 89, but these are also on the Navajo reservation and are closed to the public.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slot_canyon (263 words)

	Slot Canyons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Slot canyons are narrow, deep, often overhanging, some of which measure less than a yard across at the top but drop a hundred feet or more from the rim to the natural floor.
		Slots are rare: the conditions for their development exacting.
		A slot is a series of the convoluted hollows, connected by narrow passages of varying width and length.
	www.dowell.com /dondowell/acanyon/slotc.htm (285 words)

	Hiking slot canyons in Utah and Arizona including The Narrows (Zion National Park), Buckskin Gulch, Antelope Canyon, ...
		Slot canyons, sculptured by water over millions of years, offer an adventure experience that is amazing and vastly different from anything you've probably seen before.
		In contrast to the Grand Canyon which is a mile deep and ten miles across, a slot canyon can have walls that are only a few feet (or even inches) apart and be so enclosed that sunlight rarely reaches the bottom.
		Antelope Canyon is the most photogenic of all the slot canyons and is a popular destination with photographers, especially in the summer when the lighting is best.
	www.americaswonderlands.com /slot_canyons.htm (3617 words)

	Antelope Canyon: slot canyon near Page, Arizona
		Antelope Canyon is located near Page on Navajo Nation land, just outside the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and close to AZ 98 a few miles east of town (at milepost 299).
		Both may be approached from AZ 98; the upper canyon (also known as Corkscrew Canyon) is reached at the end of a very sandy 2 mile 4WD track south of the road near milepost 299, and it is this part which is usually visited.
		Lower Antelope Canyon is between AZ 98 and the lake, and is reached by a short track northwards leading to a parking area from where the guided tours depart.
	www.americansouthwest.net /slot_canyons/antelope_canyon (712 words)

	Slot Canyon Tours by Roger Ekis
		A slot canyon is a narrow crevice sliced through a mesa by rushing water.
		Slots are cut and scoured by water and wind with the striations of the sandstone becoming almost incandescent.
		This fragile canyon is one quarter mile in length and has become a favorite destination for tourists, professional photographers, and movie makers.
	www.antelopecanyon.com /slots.html (275 words)

	FAQ - Antelope Canyon \| Slot Canyon, Page
		You can't see the canyon from the road, all you can see is a homemade sign on a gate that tells you to call a phone number if the gate is locked.
		The canyon is really a slot in a sandstone cliff that goes all the way from the ground to the top.
		The total length of the canyon can't be more than 100 yards, and its height can't be more than 40 ft. So it's fairly small, but you'll never see anything like it anywhere.
	www.micktravels.com /usa48/AZ_slotcanyon/faq.html (470 words)

	Slot Canyons of the American Southwest
		Some slot canyon enthusiasts decided that it was time to alert people, not just to their locations, but to the need to protect and conserve them.
		At the same time, the Navajo people, on whose property the most-popular Antelope Canyon slots lie, were worried about the heavy use and misuse of their lands, and felt the need to educate visitors and create access procedures, which are now in place.
		There is good information available now on slot canyon exploration and photography, and those of us who helped put it out encourage you to find these hidden canyons and experience their magic and wonder yourself.
	www.blackrabbit.com /slotsart.htm (1446 words)

	Antelope Canyon Slot Canyons
		Antelope Canyon drains from the south into Lake Powell and is unremarkable except for the two slot canyon areas, which are located on either side of Highway 98 about five miles out of Page.
		Upper Antelope is also one of the easiest slot canyons to visit, since you’ll be driven right up to the entrance, there are no drop-offs inside, and the ground is sandy and fairly level throughout.
		A more challenging slot than Upper Antelope, this one is entered through a slit in the rocks at ground level, where a series of ladders take you to the bottom of the gorge.
	www.blackrabbit.com /antelope.htm (1660 words)

	slot canyon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Traditional slot machines are coin-operated machines with three or more reels, which spin when a lever on the side of the machine is pulled.
		(The slot machine is also known informally as a one-armed bandit because of its traditional appearance and its ability to leave the gamer penniless.) The machine typically pays off based on patterns of symbols visible on the front of the machine when it stops.
		A person playing a slot machine purchases the right to play by inserting coins, cash, or in newer machines, a bar-coded paper ticket (known as "ticket in/ticket out" machines), into a designated slot on the machine.
	slot-canyon.real-slots.org (312 words)

	Slot Canyon Hike
		Slot canyons are narrow channels worn in the rock by wind and water over millions of years.
		The paths through these slot canyons are typically very high walled and its crucial not to get caught in one when a flash flood comes roaring through.
		We were returning back through a narrow slot when we reached a point that required one person to help the other up over a drop off in the rock.
	steeve.blogster.com /slot_canyon_hike.html (595 words)

	Slot Canyons - Utah Slot Canyons - Zion Slot Canyons
		Utah has the densest population of slot canyons in the world, due to the eroding soft sandstone found in the state.
		Canyoneering is a sport that has become popular the last several years and canyoneers flock to Zion Park to recreate in the multitude of wet, lush canyons tightly enclosed by towering striated, sandstone walls.
		Canyoneering often refers to canyons that require downclimbing, bouldering rappelling and good rope skills, but in Zion National Park there is a canyon for everyone.
	www.zionnational-park.com /slots.htm (923 words)

	Keyhole Canyon - Zion National Park - Canyoneering
		The canyon has a very narrow and deep slot, plenty of wading; several short down downclimbing problems, multiple short rappels and it is completed by swimming down a long dark narrow corridor.
		The first 1/4-mile of canyon is a nice little slot canyon, which requires wading and scrambling, but nothing technical.
		Rappel 30-feet into the dark and narrow slot from the large ponderosa pine in the main wash. The tree has slings magically appear and disappear depending on the canyon ethics of the party who proceeded you.
	www.climb-utah.com /Zion/keyhole.htm (742 words)

	Antelope Canyon, Arizona - American West Travelogue
		Slot canyons are exceedingly narrow, sheer-walled sandstone canyons, sometimes only a few feet wide and hundreds of feet high.
		A short section of upper Antelope Canyon (about 1/4 mile) is exceedingly narrow and convoluted and is considered by many to be the most beautiful and photogenic slot canyon in the world.
		Entrance to the upper canyon is south of the road; the lower canyon, north.
	www.amwest-travel.com /awt_antelope.html (997 words)

	Colorado Slot Canyons? - Canyoneering .com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Colorado is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the country, but it is known for 14,000-foot peaks and alpine meadows, not slot canyons.
		So delightful were the slot canyons, that some of us returned for the next two weeks to do some more exploring and descend more slots.
		So slots do exist in Colorado, and they are every bit as spectacular as the ones in Zion and Escalante.
	www.canyoneering.com /forum/Colorado_canyons.html (723 words)

	Slot Canyon Photography
		It is your responsibility to know the weather forecast, to know the source of the canyon (which may be over 100 miles away), and most importantly, to head the warnings of people in the area that are more knowledgeable than you in the weather patterns and flash flood indicators.
		These 3 images are all in the same area of Upper Antelope Canyon, perhaps the most famous of the slot canyons.
		The slot canyon portion of it is about 12 miles long with only one reported entry/exit point in the middle.
	www.users.qwest.net /~kreeves/slot_canyons.html (1207 words)

	Tom's Utah Canyoneering Guide: Neon Canyon, Escalante Canyons
		Like many classics in the area, the canyon is not conveniently located next to a road, so the trick is to figure out logistics that work for you.
		Instead of descending to the canyon floor, continue traversing along the rim of the canyon.
		This is one of the darkest canyons in the Escalante.
	www.canyoneeringusa.com /utah/esca/neon.htm (1444 words)

	Escalante Utah — Slot Canyons Inn — Bed & Breakfast
		These flash-floods are an infrequent occurrence but it always wise to venture into slot canyon only on a good-weather day, something that there is no shortage of in this region.
		The naturally convoluted passageways within a slot canyon offer varying hues of color at every bend and every etched seam in the rocks.
		Whatever you're choice, if you select a good day and plan your experience, you will find your time in a slot canyon to be one of the highlights of your time in southern Utah.
	www.slotcanyonsinn.com /slot-about.html (431 words)

	Photography of Narrows and Slot Canyons
		The Subway is a narrow canyon carved tunnel-like fashion by the waters of North Creek.
		This slot canyon, located in the San Rafael Reef near Goblin Valley State Park, is a little gem and one of the more accessible canyons.
		Visiting the Canyon is now heavily regulated after the accident that took the life of 11 tourists in the lower part of the Canyon.
	www.phototripusa.com /e_gallery_0798.html (1239 words)

	Antelope Canyon
		The ones in Jasper are very different from southwestern canyons: the water is a weird blue-green from the fine particles in suspension which come from glacial melt, and the rock is shades of grey with none of the reds you see in the southwest.
		A goal for this trip was to see some of the slot canyons of the Colorado Plateau.
		Even in late October the canyon was full of people, ninety percent of whom are setting up tripods in the middle of the path at any given moment and looking impatient at all the other people getting in the way of their photos.
	shallowsky.com /Slots/antelope/index.html (825 words)

	Canyon Tours Reservations
		Upper Antelope Canyon, sometimes called "Corkscrew" Canyon, is located in a dry (most of the time) sandy wash south of the Page city limits just off Highway 98.
		Only one of the four companies is licensed for Canyon X, a newly discovered slot canyon near Page on the Navajo Reservation.
		Canyon "X" is a slot canyon, just a few feet wide but more than 180 feet deep.
	reservations.powellmuseum.org /CanyonTours.html (1819 words)

	USATODAY.com - Slot machine cheat bilked casinos with ingenious gadgets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In his car's trunk, Ming had a Bally's slot machine and a "top-bottom joint" — the Cadillac of cheating tools 20 years ago.
		On the night of Oct. 4, 1996, Carmichael sat in front of a slot machine inside the Circus Circus hotel-casino on the Strip.
		An industry in which gamblers wagered billions of dollars playing slot machines last year in Nevada casinos must be safeguarded, officials said.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2003-08-11-slot-cheats_x.htm (1746 words)

	Hiking Canyon X - DesertUSA
		Still, the potential depth and power of a flash flood in a slot canyon doesn’t sink in until we hike down to the canyon floor.
		Canyon X, however, is technically an upper segment of the same canyon.
		Canyon X and the more formidable Cardiac Canyon are located on the same cracked tract of Navajo land near Page, Arizona.
	www.desertusa.com /mag05/jul/canyonx.html (1158 words)

	Slot Canyon Hummer Adventures-Home
		Created by the force of water and wind, both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon are well-known "slot canyons." Water running through the desert’s sedimentary rock carved into the colorful striations until the sandstone seemed to flow and ripple as it twisted various directions.
		As you walk through the narrow “slot,” you may feel as though you are in a cave but glancing up, you will see the roof is open to the sky.
		Slot Canyon Hummer Adventures, owned and operated by a local man, holds the exclusive right to take you to Water Holes Canyon, which is about 7 miles south of Page, Arizona.
	www.slotcanyonhummeradventures.com (362 words)

	Utah Travel Headlines: Rescued From a Slot Canyon
		Canyoneering the slots in southern Utah can be fun, exciting adventure.
		The canyon was way intimidating, a 300 foot rappel followed by a 60 foot and a 150 foot right after that.
		Two of the guys took most the ropes and headed on ahead and I was with a group of 5: two kids their father and another girl my age.
	www.utah.com /travelheadlines/2005/08/rescued-from-slot-canyon.html (705 words)

	Antelope Canyon Tours by Roger Ekis
		The mysterious and haunting beauty of Antelope Canyon (also known as "Corkscrew Canyon") awaits the adventurous traveler who seeks to discover one of the most spectacular -- yet little known attractions of the Lake Powell area.
		Antelope Canyon Tours begin at #22 South Lake Powell Boulevard, near the intersection of Lake Powell Boulevard and North Navajo Drive in the heart of Page.
		Return visitors should note that the road to the Canyon has been gated by the Navajo Nation; only authorized tour guides are permitted to enter.
	www.antelopecanyon.com (304 words)

	Slot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Slot (ice hockey), the area on the hockey rink directly ahead of the goaltender between the faceoff circles on each side
		Slot canyon, a type of narrow canyon formed by the wear of water rushing through sandstone
		Slot A, the physical and electrical specification for the edge-connector used by early versions of AMD's Athlon processor
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slot (297 words)

	Anza Borrego Desert Hiking, Canon Sin Nombre, Slot cyn, Badlands
		Slot Canyons - South Anza Borrego State Park region, just off S-2 east of the 'badlands overlook' view point is a whole network of narrow walkways and skinny canyon trails to explore.
		And don't camp at the canyon openings during the threat of heavy rains...duh.
		Hike up the first canyon which does require some rock scrambling and lets you out at the very top with an impressive view.
	totalescape.com /active/camp/hike/slotcyn.html (264 words)

	Slot Canyon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a slot canyon - a narrow canyon worn in the red Navajo sandstone by water rushing through it.
		The only light that enters the canyon is from a narrow opening at the top.
		This shot was taken near midday when sunlight (performing its magic on the red stone) flooded the canyon walls and floor.
	www.phyris.com /slotcan.html (93 words)

	Tom's Utah Canyoneering Guide: Egypt 3 Slot Canyon, Escalante
		The slot requires shuffling sideways between narrow walls for several hundred yards at a time.
		Descend steep slabs to the slot at the bottom of the side canyon, and find a reasonable way in.
		An interesting canyon comes in on the right (worth 5 minutes of exploration) and opposite, a sand dune allows exit from the wash to the left.
	www.canyoneeringusa.com /utah/esca/egypt3.htm (781 words)

	Utah Travel Health & Safety
		Exploring a slot canyon can involve anything from a short, level walk starting from a roadside parking area to a backpacking trip of several days requiring route-finding, rappelling, rock climbing, and strong swimming skills.
		It is a sobering sight and a testament to the power of the water in slot canyons to see huge logs wedged between the canyon walls many feet/meters above the canyon floor.
		Twelve hikers were caught in a flash flood that filled the narrow canyon with water that reached depths of 50 feet.
	health.utah.gov /travel/spring/slot_narrow_canyons.htm (866 words)

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