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One of the most beautiful and stunning slot canyons in the world is Antelope Canyon, located in the southwestern portion of the United States in Page AZ.  The canyon is located on Navajo land, and is predominately known for two locations which are globally known as some of the most photogenic areas on earth.  These areas are known as the "Crack" and the "Corkscrew," or "Upper Antelope Canyon" and "Antelope Canyon."  In the Navajo language, the upper canyon area is known as Tsé bighánílíní, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The lower canyon area is known as Hazdistazí, or "spiral rock arches." These areas are located within Navajo Nation  within the LeChee Chapter. When people tour Antelope Canyon, one of the first things that they wonder about is exactly how the canyon was created, due to the rolling walls surrounding the narrow pathways.  The strange shapes of the walls is due to erosion by flash flooding, which carves smooth areas from the Navajo sandstone.  Another reason for the formations is rainwater running into the basin above the slot canyon sections, gaining speed as it rushes through the narrow passageways.  Over long periods of time, this erosive process makes the corridors deeper and smooths the walls, dreating a unique flowing look to the rocks.  This erosion due to flooding still occurs, including a flood that took place on October 30, 2006 which lasted for more than 36 hours and closed the park for more than five months. Photographers flock to Antelope Canyon every year to test their skills.  The area is considered extremely difficult to photograph because of wide exposure ranges that are produced by light reflecting off the walls of the canyon and creating beams of light from above.  Although challenging to photograph, the results are spectacular if the