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	Grand Canyon National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The area around the Grand Canyon became a national monument on January 11, 1908 and was designated national park on February 26, 1919.
		Within the park lies the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, considered to be one of the major natural wonders of the world.
		The Grand Canyon itself—really an extensive system of tributary canyons— is neither the largest or deepest canyon in the world, but is valued for the combination of large size, depth, and the exposed layering of colorful rocks dating back to Precambrian times.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Canyon_National_Park (223 words)

	NORTHERN : GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
		Grand Canyon Village has a number of parking areas, but in the peak season of summer, the park experiences crowding and automobiles compete for spaces.
		The canyon's western edge is accessible via roads on the Hualapai Indian Reservation, which is covered later in the Kingman, Lake Mead and Grand Canyon West section.
		Xanterra Parks and Resorts operates eight hotels and lodges within the park-six on the South Rim, one on the North Rim, and Phantom Ranch, the only non-camping lodging at the bottom of the canyon.
	www.arizonaguide.com /northern_grand.asp (1189 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		Grand Canyon, exceptionally deep, steep-walled canyon in northwestern Arizona, excavated by the Colorado River.
		The Grand Canyon has been sculpted in general by the downward cutting of the Colorado River, which flows through the canyon's lowest portions.
	www.thecanyon.com (1631 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park
		Grand Canyon National Park identified on a map of Arizona.
		Grand Canyon National park identified on a road map.
		The location of Grand Canyon National Park identified on a world map.
	www.pickatrail.com /sun/g/america/grand_canyon_national_park.html (305 words)

	Grand Canyon Vacation Resort Guide - Arizona National Park = Tour Grand Canyon Arizona Vacation Adventure Guide - Grand Canyon Vacation Adventure - Grand Canyon Tour
		Located in the northwest corner of the park is a site of recent volcanic activity ane unique views of the inner canyon.
		How the canyon was formed is a mystery, satellite photos show that river runs thru the heart of an immense flat hill (kaibab) and deepens at the rate of 50ft per million years.
		Campground and cabins are located at the bottom of the canyon and are only accessible by either muleback or dayhike from down the canyon sides of either North Rim or South Rim or by the river.
	www.maintour.com /arizona/grand.htm (1442 words)

	Maps of Grand Canyon National Park
		Rand McNally's extensive earlier work on the canyon enabled it to publish a map of Grand Canyon National Park and its boundaries the year that the park was established.
		The earliest Park Service map of the Grand Canyon in the Library of Congress's collections is a beautiful shaded relief map dated 1926.
		Individual 15-minute topographic quadrangles of the national park at a scale of 1:62,500 were also published in 1962 in eleven sheets with a twelfth showing the Bright Angel quadrangle in shaded relief.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/gmdhtml/nphtml/gchome.html (2704 words)

	Arizona - Grand Canyon National Park - the North Rim
		Grand Canyon National Park > The North Rim
		The Visitor Center: A few miles after the park entrance station (elevation 8,824 feet) a side road leads to various viewpoints of the canyon to the east, while the main highway continues to the Grand Canyon Lodge and the visitor center.
		One is Point Imperial, the highest in the park at an elevation of 8,803 feet, which apart from the canyon, here relatively shallow and less branched, also overlooks large areas of the Painted Desert in the Navajo Reservation.
	www.americansouthwest.net /arizona/grand_canyon/north_rim.html (415 words)

	Side Canyon: Arizona Guide: Grand Canyon National Park Travel Guide
		The Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular natural wonders in the world and there is no other canyon anywhere that truly compares to it.
		If you're thinking about a Grand Canyon mule trip, this is as close as you'll get to the real thing without doing it and the only way for most of us to get an idea of what it's like before we climb on a mule.
		It is also the most heavily visited national park in the Southwest with as many as seven million visitors a year expected by 2010.
	www.sidecanyon.com /gcgde1.htm (3440 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
		Grand Canyon National Park includes the South Rim, which draws most visitors, the North Rim, which attracts about 10 miles apart as the crow flies, they are separated by more than 215 miles of road.
		Grand Canyon National Park is a U.S. fee area with charges for entering the park and for camping.
		Perhaps no landscape on earth is as startling to the observer as the vast yet intricate face of the Grand Canyon.
	www.grand-canyon.info (227 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park Utah.com
		While the entire park rests in Northern Arizona, the quieter and less commercialized North Rim is a short drive from Kanab, Utah's Gateway to the Grand Canyon National Park.
		Designated a national park on February 26, 1919, the Grand Canyon is one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World.
		Since only about 10% of the Grand Canyon's annual 4 million visitors come to the North Rim, this side is far less congested than its southern counterpart.
	www.utah.com /nationalparks/grandcanyon.htm (566 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park Information Page
		Grand Canyon is unmatched throughout the world for the vistas it offers to visitors on the rim.
		Grand Canyon is also one of the most spectacular examples of erosion in the world.
		Grand Canyon is only one of many beautiful canyons carved by the river.
	www.grand.canyon.national-park.com /info.htm (3583 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park - Grand Canyon Tours, Hotels and Lodging
		From the parking area it is a short, easy walk to Grand Canyon Lodge and a classic view of the canyon.
		Grand Canyon West (located on the south side of the Colorado River) is managed by the Hualapai Tribe.
		As the shadows lengthen across the spires and buttes, time passing into the depths of the canyon, understand what this great chasm passes to us - a sense of humility born in the interconnections of all that is and a willingness to care for this land.
	www.grandcanyon.com (1318 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park
		The Grand Canyon is one of the earth's true natural wonders and without question one of the national park system's most famous parks.
		Grand Canyon National Park features a mile deep canyon carved into the Colorado Plateau by the inexorable action of the Colorado River.
		The park is one of three national parks located Arizona (the other two being Petrified Forest and Saguaro).
	www.shannontech.com /ParkVision/GrandCanyon/GrandCanyon.html (2583 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park
		Grand Canyon National Park receives an average of 5 million visitors a year; this means the park is crowded most of the year.
		The park boundary is 30 miles south of Jacob Lake on highway 67; the canyon rim is an additional 14 miles south.
		I still jokingly tell my father when I visit the Grand Canyon that this is just a mural a quarter mile from the rim, and in reality there really isnt anything there.
	www.usparkinfo.com /grandcanyon.html (2415 words)

	Arizona - The Grand Canyon National Park
		The South Rim of the Grand Canyon is very overcrowded and expensive, and there is usually a shortage of parking and accommodation, but that of course doesn't matter as the canyon is the most famous natural attraction in the USA and possibly in the world.
		The only other part of the National Park that may be approached via paved roads is Havasu Canyon, contained within the Havasupai Indian Reservation to the west, although some hiking is required.
		There are more Grand Canyon photographs in the Travelogue section.
	www.americansouthwest.net /arizona/grand_canyon/national_park.html (719 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park Foundation - Projects
		At Grand Canyon National Park, the Foundation supports a number of educational opportunities for youngsters and young adults to learn about and experience the park first-hand.
		National parks have been called "universities without walls" for it is here where full immersion into America's fascinating landscapes, history, culture, art, and heritage can occur.
		The new Grand Canyon Greenway is already underway, with the first four miles of South Rim trails completed in 2002.
	www.grandcanyonfoundation.org /projects.html (286 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park -- Welcome
		Grand Canyon Magazine is provided by Grand Canyon National Park Lodges to enhance your appreciation and enjoyment of the park, and has been made possible by the support of the sponsors whose messages appear inside.
		Come to the rocky splendor of the Grand Canyon: At 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and nearly 1 mile deep, it is widely proclaimed one of the wonders of the natural world.
		Scenic West Rim Drive between Grand Canyon Village and Hermits Rest; East Rim Drive between the Village and Desert View, which includes Yavapai Observation Station, Tusayan Indian Ruins, and the Watchtower.
	www.americanparknetwork.com /parkinfo/gc (338 words)

	Grand Canyon Association - Supporting education, science and visitor services at Grand Canyon since 1932..
		Grand Canyon Association is a nonprofit organization that supports education, research, and visitor services at Grand Canyon National Park.
		Grand Canyon Association - Supporting education, science and visitor services at Grand Canyon since 1932..
		The Grand: The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, a Photo Journey
	www.grandcanyon.org (107 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park : Travel and Visitors Center
		No visit to the Grand Canyon is complete without experiencing the 7-story giant screen presentation of "Grand Canyon IMAX Movie", shown at the Grand Canyon IMAXÂ® Theater in the National Geographic Visitor Center - A "Must See" stop one mile south of the South Rim Entrance to Grand Canyon National Park.
		The National Geographic Visitor Center is located at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Tusayan, Arizona and itâs your first stop before visiting the ârim of the worldâ!
		We stand on the rim of Grand Canyon and are awed by the hidden secrets of the earth, not unlike the ancients who have stood thousands of years before us.
	www.grandcanyonimaxtheater.com (360 words)

	Grand Canyon South Rim, by Xanterra Parks & Resorts®
		We at Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. are your direct in-park source for National Parks reservations at Grand Canyon.
		We are the primary in-park concessioners for Grand Canyon, and as such, we are proud stewards of the park and this truly extraordinary American experience.
		We are committed to helping you find your ultimate Grand Canyon experience, while working to protect and preserve the park for the future.
	www.grandcanyonlodges.com (251 words)

	USATODAY.com - Lack of wildfires, rain help boost West's summer tourism
		Tourism officials from Oregon to Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park say they are having one of the best summer seasons in years, crediting a lack of devastating fires, a recovering economy that encouraged more travel and even rain.
		At Grand Canyon National Park, visitor figures increased 6.4% between January and July compared with the same time in 2003.
		At Rocky Mountain National Park northwest of Denver, a "very, very wet" summer caused a 7% drop in visitors, although campgrounds were mostly full and "the wildflowers were beautiful," spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2004-09-03-wild-west_x.htm (985 words)

	Grand Canyon Tours of the Grand Canyon National Park with American Dream Tours
		Roundtrip transportation from all the Grand Canyon National Park Gateway towns & cities.
		Joel knows a lot about the Canyon and the surrounding area.The way he introduced us to the canyon was spectacular.You had to get out of the van to experience the Grand Canyon.
		When we reached the Grand Canyon shots, I realized I had never contacted your company to let you know how happy we were with the Grand Canyon tour.
	www.americandreamtours.com (2590 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona Information: Grand Canyon Tours, Lodging and Outdoor Activities
		Only two hours from Sedona is the majestic Grand Canyon, one of the seven natural wonders of the world and the most visited national park in North America.
		Bordering both the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon, the 1.6 million acres of the Kaibab has the distinction of being divided by one of Nature's greatest attractions.
		The Grand Canyon can be explored on foot, by air, by water and on the back of a mule — Read more...
	www.thegrandcanyon.com (994 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park Foundation
		The Grand Canyon National Park Foundation works to protect and preserve the Grand Canyon by promoting the ethic of stewardship of this truly special place.
		Welcome to the Grand Canyon National Park Foundation, the official friends group and fundraiser for Grand Canyon!
		Friends of Grand Canyon play an active and direct role in supporting a wide variety of projects and programs at the park that would otherwise receive little or no funding.
	www.grandcanyonfoundation.org (233 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park - DesertUSA
		Grand Canyon National Park is the nation's most popular national park with 5 million visitors annually.
		Grand Canyon National Park is a World Heritage Site.
		The main park Visitor Center is located just east of Grand Canyon Village, approximately 6 miles north of the south entrance station.
	www.desertusa.com /gc/du_gc_main.html (602 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park - Hiking and Lodging
		Hiking down into the Grand Canyon even for a short distance provides much better appreciation for the enormity and beauty of the canyon.
		Grand Canyon offers great hiking, rafting and other outdoor activities.
		In summer the temperatures inside the canyon are 20°F higher than at the rim.
	www.gaiaguides.com /Grand_Canyon.htm (673 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park - Archaeology
		The Grand Canyon National Park Archaeology River Monitoring Program Reports are available in two formats, as PDF files and as text files.
		Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, which authorizes the EIS process, cultural resources are an aspect of the environment worthy of study and consideration, just as are natural resources.
		The EIS for Glen Canyon Dam operations therefore mandated scientific studies of cultural resources within the area potentially affected by water releases.
	www.nps.gov /grca/archaeology (913 words)

	National Park Service's World Heritage Sites: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
		National Park Service's World Heritage Sites: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
		The Grand Canyon is among the earth's greatest on-going geological spectacles.
		The colorful strata of the canyon walls reveal the rock formations of the earth's evolution from nearly 2 billion years ago.
	www.cr.nps.gov /worldheritage/grcan.htm (165 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park Hotels
		We are just 52 miles from the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the 7 Wonders of the World, only 1 block from...
		This property is the closest Travelodge to the Grand Canyon.
		As Grand Canyon's only resort hotel, it is hard to pass up the luxuries you will find when you stay with Best Western Grand Canyon Squire Inn.
	www.grandcanyon.com /hotels.html (480 words)

	Grand Canyon Hikes - Full Service Multi-Day Hikes in The Grand Canyon
		Grand Canyon Hikes will show you the adventure of your life in Grand Canyon National Park.
		Officially licensed through the National Park Service and Grand Canyon National Park.
		All Grand Canyon Hikes adventures are tobacco free.
	www.grandcanyonhikes.com (130 words)

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