The Grand Canyon National Park

The Grand Canyon National Park

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to hike along a canyon that has never before been seen by another man? Or look out into the open and see nothing but vast caves? People from all over the world come to experience that at the Grand Canyon National Park, located entirely in North Arizona. With it’s vast canyons, uncharted caves and valleys, the Grand Canyon is a very popular park for hikers of all sorts, whether you are experienced or beginner, the park offers recreational activities for everyone. The Grand Canyon has much to offer from just gazing out into the amazing scenery, hiking along a rough terrain, camping with your family for a few days or visiting the Indian reservations. The Canyon is a beautiful place to visit with your family and see the spectacular canyon created not only by the erosion but also by the magnificent Colorado river.

The Grand Canyon has much to offer tourists from all over such as hiking, site seeing, bird watching, and many other recreational activities at the lake such as rafting tours.

The South rim of the Canyon is usually crowded with tourists from all over the U.S. 90% of all people who visit the Grand Canyon often visit the South Rim. While the north Rim is 250 miles away and is more remote. The Grand Canyon has many artificial lakes formed from the dams on the Salt and Colorado rivers. The park protects many animals and geological evidence from the rock layers.

One quarter of the Grand Canyon is occupied by the Indians, the most in any state, by far. Some of the tribes consists of the Navajo, Apache, Hopi. The canyon has a few national monuments, such as the Montezuma Castle, Walnut Canyon, and Wupatki.

The park is one of the worlds most natural wonders to see. In 1908 the park was founded as the a monument by Theodore Roosevelt and later in 1919 the Grand Canyon finally became a national park. The park contains over 1.2 million acres to reserve the wondrous caves and valleys as well as the landscape and animal life.

The Grand Canyons landscape is not as grand as the name. The park is mostly a desert environment and lacks green vegetation. However the lack of the plants doesn’t discourage any geologists. The rock layers at the park show little signs of wearing out. Most of the layers have been preserved, no where else on the Earth displays so many different layers of the earths history.

The parks most famous animal is the Californian Condor, it can be seen flying near the Grand Canyon Village located on the South Rim of the canyon. Common birds include Canyon whens, Stellar’s Jays, Swallows Hummingbirds, and the always entertaining Ravens. There are mule deer which are very common. Some of the largest elk can be found in the park. Desert Big Horn Sheep can be sighted also but rarely. You can see them mostly in the inner canyon. The park has there pack of coyotes just like everywhere else, but if you stop and take a few moment to listen you just might be able to hear their song. Predators in the park can consist of mountain lions and bobcats. The park does have a few black bears but they are very rare to be spotted. The favorite animal among the tourist is the Albert’s Squirrel. The park rangers urge campers and one day visitors to use caution, these animals are all dangerous no matter if they seem harmless and cute.

The climate at the park varies, depending on where you are in the park. The North Rim is often 20 to 30 degrees cooler then at the river. The N. Rim can get snow while a few miles away it is at a comfortable degree. The South Rim is much warmer with its high only reaching about 84 degrees in July. The North Rim has its high of 77 degrees.

The historical meaning of the park of the park is not only the huge canyon and mysterious rock layers but the Indian reservations and the monuments such as the Montezuma Castle, which is the number one well preserved ancient dwellings in Northern