Grand Canyon: Over Land Or Through The Air — an infinite panorama beckons
There are so many tourist attractions in the world, some are man-made like monuments, museums and other architectural wonders while majority are naturally-made such as mountains, lakes, falls, gorges and other natural wonders.
In the United States, many of its natural wonders such as the Niagara Falls, Old Faithful Geyser, The Everglades, the Rocky Mountains and many more are visited by a lot of vacationers the whole year round. But there’s one natural wonder that is considered as one of the greatest tourist attractions in America and that is the Grand Canyon, which attracted approximately 5 million tourists every year.
A brief description of the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is considered as a steep-sided gorge located in the state of Arizona. The canyon was created by the Colorado River over a period of 17 million year time span due to the natural process of erosions. It is situated within the Grand Canyon National Park, which is one of the first national parks in the country.
The canyon is 446 km (277 miles) long, which attains a depth of more than 1.6 km and ranges in width from 6.4 to 29 km (4 to 18 miles).
The rock layers that are exposed in the canyon are like pages of a great story book, nearly 2 billion years of the Earth’s history. While the Colorado Plateau was uplifting, the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their conduit through stratum upon stratum of rock.
The canyon was inhabited by Native Americans and built their homes within the canyon and its various caves. The Pueblo people also made settlement in the canyon and considered it as a holy site. They even made pilgrimage on the canyon.
It is not the deepest canyon, however, it is known for its awe-inspiring size and its colorful and intricate landscape. It is even unrivaled throughout the world for the panorama it offers to vacationers on the rim.
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