{"id":2995,"date":"2020-01-17T09:43:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T09:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexgubski.com\/blog\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2024-02-21T13:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:09:11","slug":"shape-of-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexgubski.com\/blog\/shape-of-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"Shape of Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian name for Antelope Canyon is\u00a0<i lang=\"nv\" title=\"Navajo language text\">Ts\u00e9 bigh\u00e1n\u00edl\u00edn\u00ed<\/i>, which means &#8216;the place where water runs through rocks. Handful of sand tossed into a sun ray by our Navajo guide sparkled and twisted in the air creating mystical shapes. 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