Showing posts with label Grand Canyon National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grand Canyon National Park. Show all posts

Friday, August 31, 2012

Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona

By Mule Train Into The Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Exciting and adventuresome is the trip into the depths of the mighty canyon down the Bright Angel Trail.  Here from the South Rim of the canyon the trail is glimpsed far below as it disappears into the inner granite gorge.

Grand Canyon From Cape Royal
This viewpoint offers one of the most colorful and spectacular panoramas of this majestic "Monument To The Ages."

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
At each turn in the road along the South Rim at Grand Canyon new vistas are opened to the year, in any kind of weather, it has remained interesting, awe-inspiring and incomparable.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona

Desert View Watchtower
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
This picturesque viewpoint at the end of eastward rim drive commands one of the most magnificent of Grand Canyon views, as well as a sweeping panorama of the Kaibab National Forest, the Painted Desert, and the Navajo Indian Country.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
The evening sun brings entire new range of magical colors to the ever changing panorama of this awe-inspiring wonder of the world.

"Duck-On-The-Rock"
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Nothing in the world can be compared with the Grand Canyon in form, size or glowing color.  Varying in width from 4 to 18 miles, the canyon is a mile deep - an ocean of color.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona

Near Pima Point
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
First visited by the Spanish in 1540, Grand Canyon has remained a source of exploration and study and a mecca for sightseers from all corners of the earth.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
At Pima Point
Light and shadow as seen from the snow-white limestone Cliffs.  Pima Point's extensive outlook is a marvelous spectacle.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
O'Neill Butte
On Kaibab Trail at base of Yaki Point.  to be fully appreciated, the Grand Canyon should be seen from both, top and bottom.  For exploring the inner recesses of the chasm, there are two excellent trails from the South Rim to the Colorado River.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon, Arizona
The Grand Canyon has been called one of the seven wonders of the world, entirely the issue of natural forces.  This gigantic chasm is 217 miles long, 4 to 14 miles wide and a mile deep.  Camping facilities, hotel accommodations and restaurants are available.

San Francisco Peaks
Northern Arizona
Prominently seen from Flagstaff, U.S. 66 of U.S. 89.  Highest mountains in Arizona 12,670 feet.