Toadstools, slot canyons and painted mountains. / by Sherri McEwen

A hike to an otherworldly place with Dr Seuss shaped balancing rocks (called “Toadstools”) and hoodoos.

Entrance into Wire Pass Slot Canyon

Slot canyons - narrow gorges with steep high walls formed by water erosion - do not want to be caught in one when there is a flash flood! This one had a couple of distinct areas with different colour of rock and had some petroglyphs.

It was easily 20 degrees colder in the lower slot.

The painted mountains on the way to the ghost town of Pahreah