written and photographed by Mary L. Peachin
May 2002, Vol. 6 No. 7
The narrow, winding chasm of the slot canyon, or siq, enveloped me as I wandered down the cobbled limestone path. As I neared the lost city of Petra, the path turned to gravel. I peered into every crevice and niche of the deep rust-colored walls, sometimes catching glimpses through the open slots.