Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA

After a three kilometre drive in a jeep our tour group arrived at the entrance to the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. It would have been hard to find otherwise.

The first awesome view immediately after we started our tour through the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Lots of awesomeness awaits us!

Lightbeams entering into the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. This canyon is most famous for its light which is especially abundant around noon when the sun is directly over the canyon.

Some rocks are sturdier than others in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. It does create some fantastic looking jagged rocks though.

Spectacular jagged rocks inside the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. It is clear to see that erosion took away the softer rocks first. Eventually the others will also go but that may take another thousand years or so.

It's absolutely awesome to look at the jagged rocks in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Hard to determine where to look also as these views were all around us.

Looking up against the walls inside the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. The incoming light creates the spectacular colours of the smooth rock formations. Let the light shine in!

Light is best around noon in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. It is when the sun is directly above the slot canyon and rays of sunshine can better illuminate the walls and even reach the canyon floor.

Some structures in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA are so ingeneous that it is hard to figure out how they came to be. It's also fun to try to see something in them. With a bit of imagination we saw a giant fist sticking out.

An awesome incoming light beam in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. I could have spent hours in this canyon if we had the time. Unfortunately the tour guide kept pushing us forward to keep the time schedule as new tour groups were following ours.

Looking straight up in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. It is clear we are way below the surface and it is impossible to simply climb out.

There are many places like this in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Light beams finding their way to the canyon floor. They are caused by tiny sand particles that are constantly coming down. Quite fascinating really.

The best time to book a tour in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA is around noon. This timeslot is the only time where witnessing this spotlight on the canyon floor is guaranteed. It's also the timeslot that is most popular.

Following the path in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Given the high number of people on the tours it was hard to be on a stretch where no-one was disturbing the view.

Slowly moving on where more awesomeness awaits us in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA.

Even after having seen so many awesome structures, it's never boring in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Those lightbeams kept surprising us in so many ways.

Slowly moving forward towards the light at the end of the tunnel in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Even though there appears to be enough light in the canyon the conditions are not optimal for photography.

Those awesome lightbeams are everywhere in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Lovely sand particles reflected by the incoming sunlight.

Walking the final stretch inside the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. Even though it was a beautiful experience we would love to go outside again.

It's a good idea to sometimes look up when walking through the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. It gives a good impression of the depth of the slot canyon as the sky is most of times not visible. What we did get was some amazing light above us.

It's hard not to fall in love with these patterns in the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. The colours and structures are just overwhelmingly beautiful.

Wherever and however you look inside the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA, the view is always magnificent. Here a sideways look beyond a cravice in one of the walls.

Reached the end of the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. It was an incredible experience that we can hopefully do again someday*.

(*) In the planning for early 2024.

All in all it took about 45 minutes to get through the Upper Antelope Canyon near the town of Page in Arizona, USA. After so many impressions and equally many photos it was good to have a few minutes of rest at the back entrance. The way back was a lot faster but it's annoying to have to hinder people that are still enjoying their moments. It seems they now have installed a separate way back to the entrance.