The Slot Canyon Exploration

This last summer my boyfriend and I took a trip to Capitol Reef National Park and I can honestly say the scenery took my breath away. While we were there we hiked, swam, and climbed.

One of the main reasons we went to Capitol reef was so I could experience my first slot canyon. A slot canyon is a narrow canyon formed by the wear of water rushing through rock. Slot canyons are literally all over Utah, mainly in Southern Utah so it came as a shock to my boyfriend when I told him I had never been to one.

My friend Taylor in a slot canyon

We entered the wash (the entrance to the slot canyon) and hiked for a couple miles. We then came upon a narrow crack in the middle of the mountains, thus was our entrance.

There were so many beautiful rock formations that had been created over time from either erosion, water, or just wind. I never knew rock could be so smooth and delicate.

We twisted and turned for a few miles until we could go no further. The path had been sealed off by a small body of water, too deep and dangerous for us to cross. We turned back but with smiles on are faces for we had completed our journey.
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