Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (Hopi: Ongtupqa; Yavapai: Wi:kaʼi:la) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. 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. It is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
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... The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon is a 2008 adventure sci-fi movie set in the Grand Canyon ...
... Canyon tourists and residents of Supai, a town located in the bottom of the canyon, were evacuated from the Supai area on August 17–18, 2008 due to a break in the earthen Redlands Dam, located upstream of ... necessitating the evacuation, according to the Grand Canyon National Park Service ...
... Rock art and ruins have been found in Cataract Canyon that are at least 800-years old ... The Colorado River and its canyons was more of a blockade to travel than a destination to be explored ... The first recorded European to reach Cataract Canyon was a fur trapper named Denis Julien in 1836 ...
... The Grand Canyon List of trails in Grand Canyon National Park Coordinates 36°46′N 111°38′W / 36.76°N 111.64°W / 36.76 -111.64 Grand Canyon trails Above-rim Trails Bright Angel ...
... In Skeleton Man this includes ANIMAL Grand Canyon rattlesnake BOTANICAL Claret cup cactus, cliff-rose, pinyon pine (Grand Canyon high-country plant life noted by ...
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