The Grand Canyon An Amazing Place to See.

A Grand Canyon video:

What is the Grand Canyon? The Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. Location The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, the Havasupai people and the Navajo Nation.

Huge slice in the Earth

Statistics There are different points to observe the canyon. History. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.

How the Grand CanyonFormed

Feel the Majesty and See a Unique View The Sky Walk A MUST do at the canyon.

Activities on the canyon The Colorado River White Water Rafting on the Colorado River

Hiking the Canyon See the beauty up close. Backpacking Tours Experience breathtaking scenery, camp under the stars, enjoy fantastic backcountry cuisine prepared by your guide, watch for wildlife, learn about the fascinating natural and cultural history of the Canyon, and challenge yourself physically.

Havsau Creek – One of the many tributaries of the Colorado river.

There’s a tour for everyone. You can see the canyon by bus, bike, mule, hiking, white water rafting, helicopter tours, Jeeps and vans. You can camp there. You can stay in a park “hotel” near the canyon. You can bring your RV. Go there if yo have the chance. It is really a wonder of the world.