{"id":1981,"date":"2016-06-05T11:57:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T17:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2016-06-12T20:04:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T02:04:56","slug":"utah-2016-part-2-slot-canyons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1981","title":{"rendered":"Utah 2016, Part 2: Slot Canyons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1963\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0808.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1963\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1963\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0808-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"Un-named slot canyon near Long Canyon.\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0808-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0808-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0808-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0808-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0808.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un-named slot canyon near Long Canyon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A slot canyon is deeper than it is wide. They can be fun to photograph due to the light reflections. They are nice to explore in the middle\u00a0 of a hot day, offering shade and cooler temperatures.\u00a0 I hiked in several slot canyons on this trip.\u00a0 Click on each photo for larger versions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1964\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0810-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"utah-0810\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0810-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0810-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0810-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0810-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0810.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1967\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0826.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1967\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1967\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0826-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to another unnamed slot canyon entering Long Canyon.\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0826-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0826-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0826-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0826-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0826.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance to another unnamed slot canyon joining Long Canyon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1968\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0833.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1968\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1968\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0833-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"This slot canyon has cottonwood trees growing near the entrance.\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0833-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0833-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0833-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0833-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0833.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This slot canyon has cottonwood trees growing near the entrance.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1969 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0837-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"utah-0837\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0837-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0837-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0837-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0837-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0837.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1954\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1954\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1954\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0741-427x640.jpg\" alt=\".\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0741-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0741-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0741-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0741-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0741.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willis Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1955\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0745.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1955\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1955\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0745-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"Willis Canyon\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0745-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0745-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0745-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0745-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0745.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willis Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1952\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1952\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1952\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0734-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"Looking straight up from the bottom of Willis Canyon\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0734-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0734-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0734-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0734-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0734.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking straight up from the bottom of Willis Canyon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s like being inside a giant mouth with molars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1953\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0735.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1953\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1953\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0735-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"Willis Canyon\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0735-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0735-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0735-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0735-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0735.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willis Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1958\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0771.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1958\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1958\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0771-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"Looking across the top of a slot canyon. You can almost jump across.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0771-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0771-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0771-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0771-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0771.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking across the top of a slot canyon. You can almost jump across.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1957\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1957\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1957\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0768-427x640.jpg\" alt=\"Looking down into the slot canyon of Bull Valley Gorge.\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0768-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0768-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0768-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0768-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0768.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down into the slot canyon of Bull Valley Gorge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1959\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0775.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1959\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1959\" src=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0775-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"Lick Wash \" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0775-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0775-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0775-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0775-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/utah-0775.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lick Wash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Go forward to Utah 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1990\">Part 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Go back to Utah 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1971\">Part 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A slot canyon is deeper than it is wide. They can be fun to photograph due to the light reflections. They are nice to explore in the middle\u00a0 of a hot day, offering shade and cooler temperatures.\u00a0 I hiked in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1981\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[194,14,193,120],"class_list":["post-1981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","tag-canyons","tag-hiking","tag-slot-canyons","tag-utah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1981"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1997,"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981\/revisions\/1997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}