CASE 17 THE GRAND CANYON RAILWAY One interesting feature of the southwestern United States is the area known as the "Four Comers." the only place in the United States where four slates meet at one point. Within the 130‚000 square miles of the Colorado Plateau in this region lie many wonders of nature. The plateau contains eight national parks‚ twenty national monuments‚ as well as numerous other nationally designated areas and huge tracts of national forests. This wealth of natural features and
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The First Descent of the Grand Canyon John Wesley Powell was born in Mount Morris‚ New York‚ in 1834‚ the son of Joseph and Mary Powell. His father‚ was a poor minister‚ had emigrated to the U.S. from Shrewsbury‚ England‚ in 1830. His family moved westward to Jackson‚ Ohio‚ then Walworth County‚ Wisconsin‚ before settling in Illinois in rural Boone County. Powell studied at Illinois College‚ Wheaton College and Oberlin College‚ acquiring knowledge of Ancient Greek and Latin. Powell had a restless
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Layers of the Grand Canyon During the earliest periods of the Grand Canyon formation where we have Tapeats sand stone‚ bright angel shale and muav limestone it would appear that there was a relatively shallow‚ warm sea. This is indicated by the presence of Trilobite fossils found in this layer which thrived in that environment. Trilobites were early animals that had exoskeletons that are usually the only part of them that is preserved in the fossil record. They were marine bottom feeders who thrived
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The great view of the Grand Canyon At the summit of the canyon‚ I can feel the clouds that are drifting are really closed to me and I can touch the clouds in the sky if I stretch my arms out. The color of sky is various from bright blue to dark blue depending on each individual’s viewpoint. Looking upward‚ I can see skies splashed with cotton white clouds and the peaks of the canyon are wrapping in clouds. Even though there are clouds a lot in the sky‚ the sun drawing water is so beautiful. There
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The Grand Canyon was once a part of a continental collision about 1.7 billion years ago when volcanic islands collided in the south west of America‚ where the North American plate is now. Mountain building occurred about 75 million years ago when the uplift of almost 2 miles in the region‚ (called a Laramide orogeny event) started and created the Colorado Plateau. The rocks in the Grand Canyon were igneous or sedimentary rocks before the collision of tectonic plates. The collision pushed the plates
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mesas‚ colorful cliffs‚ water-carved slot canyons‚ chiseled earth‚ rich colors‚ and magnificent vistas‚ the Colorado Plateau is one of the most beautiful and unique areas in the world. Located in the Four Corners region of the United States‚ the Plateau has ten National Parks and eighteen National Monuments within its boundaries. The Colorado Plateau is home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world located in the United States– the Grand Canyon. Complementing its natural beauty‚ the Plateau’s
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The Grand Canyon I remember my trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It was a few years ago and it was the most breathtaking trip of my life. I remember flying to Arizona because it was a long flight and the plane kept shaking because of the wind outside. The Grand Canyon I believe was or still is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. I saw many kinds of people‚ whether they are children‚ men‚ women‚ adults senior citizens‚ and foreigners. The Grand Canyon has guides to show you
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Percy’s topic of loss comes through numerous times in his essay. He discusses the loss of sovereignty‚ the loss of the creature. His main point here is to beware of becoming consumers of knowledge. He uses typical situations as examples that many of us have been in to help better understand his point. For example‚ in touring the Grand Canyon‚ Percy discusses how the experts have a plan for the way they want a visitor to view the Canyon. Trails are set up with donkey rides and looking stations
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The Grand Canyon National Park contains one of the most well known natural wonders of our country: The Grand Canyon. It is located in Arizona. Over the years‚ the Grand Canyon has attracted many visitors‚ and today the park sees nearly five million visitors yearly (NPS‚ History & Culture). It has always been a target for human interest‚ going back to the days where Native Americans ruled the land and continuing through present times. However‚ like the rest of our natural world‚ the Grand Canyon faces
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and lively. I don’t think there will come a day when I don’t think about you‚ and how you did what you loved. I hope one day to follow in your footsteps and be creative and take risks‚ and most of all travel. Once you told me a story about the Grand Canyon. Fran‚ you loved it there. You said that the wind was different and the sky bluer. However‚ the thing you told me that stuck with me the most‚ was how you explained that the experiences you had molded you into being you.
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