Upper Antelope Canyon is called Tsé bighánílíní, 'the place where water runs through rocks' by the Navajo.
It is the most frequently visited by tourists because its entrance and entire length are at ground level, requiring no climbing; and because beams of direct sunlight radiating down from openings at the top of the canyon are much more common.
Beams occur most often in summer, as they require the sun to be high in the sky.
Winter colors are more muted.
Light beams start to peek into the canyon March 20 and disappear by October 7.
Upper Antelope Canyon is called Tsé bighánílíní, 'the place where water runs through rocks' by the Navajo. It is the most frequently visited by tourists because its entrance and entire length are at ground level, requiring no climbing; and because beams of direct sunlight radiating down from openings at the top of the canyon are much more common. Beams occur most often in summer, as they require the sun to be high in the sky. Winter colors are more muted. Light beams start to peek into the canyon March 20 and disappear by October 7.
Antelope Canyon