ARIZONA , Grand Canyon
Arizona
Grand Canyon : The watchtower at Desert View. Hopi Point
Grand Canyon, Desert View: Inside the watchtower built in 1932, the winged God of the clouds is shown.Above him, a rainbow and a rain cloud.In both hands, a universal cloud symbol.
The Grand Canyon is 446 km (277 miles) long, up to 29 km (18 miles) wide, and more than 1500 metres (5000 feet) deep.
It is an exceptionally deep, steep-walled canyon in northwestern Arizona, excavated by the Colorado River. (steep = escarpé, abrupt)
Grand Canyon
The entire canyon is extremely beautiful, containing towering buttes, mesas, and valleys within its main gorge. A spectacular section of the canyon, together with plateau areas on either side of it, are preserved as the Grand Canyon National Park, which receives about four million visitors a year.
The Grand Canyon cuts steeply through an arid plateau region.
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon : In the USA, there may be a campsite just near a heliport…
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
