Exploring a Narrow Slot Canyon from Top to Bottom with a Geologist

Geology professor Shawn Willsey takes you on a top to bottom tour of Left Fork of Leprechaun Canyon, a narrow slot canyon incised into the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone in southern Utah. This video combines a fun adventure with geologic information.

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00:00 Introduction
01:25 Hike up ridge, walking on "slickrock"
02:21 Top of Left Fork, first rappel
03:34 In the slot canyon
04:50 Deeper in, chockstones
07:16 Chimney section
07:47 Confluence with Middle Fork, dark section
09:07 Exit narrows