18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Water Pocket

Colrado Plateau. - In the place called Tsegi, Navajos say their homes and images tell us their stories. Today, Navajo families make their homes, raise livestock, and farm the lands in the canyons. A place like no other, the park and Navajo Nation work together to manage the land's resources. Canyon de Chelly. This Water pocket like, many hollowed formations, filled to the top from rain the night before. It's prominent features include Spider Rock spire, about 800-feet tall, and towering sandstone cliffs surrounding a verdant canyon.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Arizona, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © Lynn Levitt