02/10/2017
We were picked up by the Travel Agent from Hotel Courtyard Marriot downtown hotel in Phoenix this morning Heading north out of Phoenix, the first stop is the red rock country of Sedona. Since we have already visited this place a day before, only took few photos and then driven through the entire length of Sedona, including Oak Creek Canyon – one of the region’s most scenic drives – and uptown Sedona. The route passes through the small northern Arizona town of Flagstaff before getting to the Grand Canyon.
On the way in there was a stop at Mather Point, the first view point of the Grand Canyon, where you can get out, stroll around, enjoy the never ending vistas and take some pictures. We are then be taken to Bright Angel Lodge, which is where some of the view points of the Grand Canyon are, as well as shops, hotels and restaurants.
At the Grand Canyon we were taken to several of the main viewpoints, including Mather Point and Bright Angel. The skilled guide given us an overview of the layout of the South Rim, and then left us on our own to explore for a while. We strolled around the Canyon, took pictures, and admired the views, something fantastic and unbelievable. The Grand Canyon is a mile-deep gorge in northern Arizona. Scientists estimate the canyon may have formed 5 to 6 million years ago when the Colorado River began to cut a channel through layers of rock. Humans have inhabited the area in and around the canyon since the last Ice Age. The Grand Canyon is located in northern Arizona northwest of the city of Flagstaff. The canyon measures over 270 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep, making it one of the biggest canyons in the world.
This natural landmark formed about five to six million years as erosion from the Colorado River cut a deep channel through layers of rock.
The Grand Canyon contains some of the oldest exposed rock on Earth. The mile-high walls reveal a cross section of Earth’s crust going back nearly two billion years. These rock layers have given geologists the opportunity to study evolution through time.
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