This place inspires that sort of imagination. The painted Canyon is a winding ribbon of color full of cul de sacs and little bird holes, strange granite boulders that pop out of nowhere, and little lizards. But the beauty is in the sandstone, patterned into great surrealistic paintings of red, yellow, blue and orange. You will love it. There are dangers.
Rocks can fall from the heights.
Rain does fall on rare occasion, and when it does the canyon fills with water rapidly and will kill. A wadi up north once filled with water and wiped out an entire Egyptian outpost with one might violent rush while I lived in the desert. The same wave smashed tourist buses on their way to Nuweiba. And there are giant fleas as well, though they usually inhabit low areas and can be seen. The following morning I suggest going back into the painted canyon for another look and then proceeding on after breakfast.