Stunning Colors Grand Canyon
by Robert Bales
Title
Stunning Colors Grand Canyon
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Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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A beautiful view of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Indian Reservation, the Havasupai Indian Reservation and the Navajo Nation. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of the preservation of the Grand Canyon area and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
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. While some aspects about the history of incision of the canyon are debated by geologists, several recent studies support the hypothesis that the Colorado River established its course through the area about 5 to 6 million years ago.[ Since that time, the Colorado River has driven the down-cutting of the tributaries and retreat of the cliffs, simultaneously deepening and widening the canyon.
For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans, who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site, and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
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July 25th, 2022
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Comments (7)
Katie Dobies
Robert, Your colorful landscape art is a welcome addition to 'the best of the best' UNLIMITED LANDSCAPES. Thank you for submitting your beautiful work to our group. Congrats on the additional home page feature in our #communityofcreators on 7.30.22. Feel free to visit and archive it in our discussions area for even more views.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks again, Katie for the feature, congrats, comment, invite, and the promotion!!