The Grand Canyon, 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and a mile deep was formed by the Colorado River. It has taken 5 to 6 million years for erosion to carve the spectacular geological vision we see today.
The Pueblo Indians have inhabited this area for thousands of years. In 1540, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, the conquistador, searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold, sent Captain García López de Cárdenas to explore the south rim of the canyon. In 1850 the first Americans "discovered" the canyon. Brigham Young sent Jacob Hamblin, a Mormon Missionary, to search for a river crossing. Major John Wesley Powell led an expedition down the Colorado River through the canyon in 1869.
President Theodore Roosevelt championed preservation of the Canyon after visiting in 1903. The Grand Canyon became a national monument in 1908 and a national park in 1919. The images presented here were taken in May 1974 during a trip across the USA to visit California.
The Grand Canyon, 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and a mile deep was formed by the Colorado River. It has taken 5 to 6 million years for erosion to carve the spectacular geological vision we see today.
The Pueblo Indians have inhabited this area for thousands of years. In 1540, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, the conquistador, searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold, sent Captain García López de Cárdenas to explore the south rim of the canyon. In 1850 the first Americans "discovered" the canyon. Brigham Young sent Jacob Hamblin, a Mormon Missionary, to search for a river crossing. Major John Wesley Powell led an expedition down the Colorado River through the canyon in 1869.
President Theodore Roosevelt championed preservation of the Canyon after visiting in 1903. The Grand Canyon became a national monument in 1908 and a national park in 1919. The images presented here were taken in May 1974 during a trip across the USA to visit California.
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