I just returned from Arizona and had a chance to visit a very beautiful place called Antelope Canyon. Antelope Canyon is called Tsé bighánílíní, “the place where water runs through rocks” by the Navajo and the formations under the ground are some of the most beautiful you will see. The canyon is deep but it still allows for lots of natural sunlight to come through the slots. That makes this a more beautiful place than many caves that I have visited which are lit up by a variety of colored lights. All the light in this canyon is natural which makes it the most beautiful to photograph. There are two canyons, Upper and Lower Antelope Valley. The Upper canyon is very famous for light beams that shoot from directly above into the canyon and make for some marvelous photos. The lower canyon which I had basically to myself for 2 hours is a more difficult and narrow canyon than upper canyon and does not have the same light beams. People usually come to this place during the summer months because the sun is literally overhead and provides the most dramatic light into the canyons. That’s probably why I had this place to myself.
Patrick, my brother bought and old Ford Truck. I mean this thing is beautiful. It’s got a low profile, nice blue paint and all original interior. When you get in the truck you smell the old seats and the faint hint of gasoline – you know that smell. The old car smell. Well the car is a beauty but definitely a money pit for Patrick. He is always putting it in the shop for just one more repair. The old blue truck isn’t too reliable. We had a hard time getting it started today because they battery drained out. Time to bring it back in for another repair. Got to love the old blue Ford Truck.
Ollie is eating pizza and trying to punch my lights out.