The Slot Canyons of Lake Pow, Utah

Southern Utah has a huge supply of russian thistle that gets caught in the dust devils, which elevate them hundreds of feet above the terrain. They clog up drainage, ditches slot canyons and even damages cars if the central trunk of the bush is large enough to damage the frail plastic of modern cars. Some of these beasts can reach eight to ten feet in diameter. My job throwing people off of cliffs keeps me surrounded by these mesmerizing, rolling nuisances as i hike and climb through remote desert areas. I hope this is not a confession from a serial killer in our awa.