Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park
A powerful and inspiring landscape, Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size. Within the Grand Canyon, the rugged, V-shaped Inner Gorge rises darkly from the Colorado River. The broad shelf above it is the Tonto Platform, which spreads like a green blanket across both sides of the canyon.Grand Canyon National Park was named as an official national park in 1919, but the landmark had been well known to Americans for over thirty years prior. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt visited the site and said: "The Grand Canyon fills me with awe.

Brief Description
Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion years

Statement of Significance
The Grand Canyon is among the earth’s greatest on-going geological spectacles. Its vastness is stunning, and the evidence it reveals about the earth’s history is invaluable. the Grand Canyon is celebrated for its plunging depths; temple-like buttes; and vast, multihued, labyrinthine topography. Scenic wonders within park boundaries include high plateaus, Grand Canyon is an exceptional example of biological environments at different elevations that evolved as the river cut deeper portraying five of North America

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Grand Canyon National Park travel guides
There is a secret to a Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike: Take four days to do it, even if you can do it in one. I have friends who go South to North in one day,

• The Grand Canyon: Kaibab to Bright Angel Trail
• The Grand Canyon Rim Trail

Grand Canyon
We at Xanterra South Rim, LLC are your direct in-park source on the South Rim for National Park reservations at Grand Canyon .Cultural Tours of Morocco We are the primary in-park concessioners for Grand Canyon, and proud stewards of the park and this truly extraordinary American experience.We never charge a booking fee. We are committed to helping you find your ultimate Grand Canyon experience, while working to protect and preserve the park for the future.

Grand Canyon National Park
A jewel in America's national park system, the Grand Canyon extends its incomparable majesty for more than 200 miles across the desert highlands of northern Arizonathe Grand Canyon is one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World. There are 4 main points-of-interest to see, each several miles from the other. The Hualapai Skywalk is not in the Park, but is worth seeing. Park Info and Maps.Flagstaff and Page, AZ, and Kanab, UT, are key gateway cities for people visiting this national park

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This web site was created and continues to be maintained out of a labor of love with the Grand Canyon, one of planet Earth's most astounding natural features.The author is not employed by nor is in another way affiliated with the National Park Service. Any views expressed in this document are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Park Service