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| Dan | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Arizona "The Grand Canyon State" | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| Arizona's nickname is The Grand Canyon State. Most of the canyon is within the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (one of the first national parks in the United States). The Grand Canyon is unmatched throughout the world for the vistas it offers to visitors on the rim. The Grand Canyon attracts about five million visitors per year. The grand canyon was formed by the uplifting of the Colorado plateau and erosion caused by the Colorado River over a period of 6 million years. It is 277 miles long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles, and attains a depth of more than a mile. Nearly two billion years of the Earth's history can be observed in the layers of exposed rock. Prehistoric native Americans built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. |
 Grand Canyon |
 Sedona, Arizona |
 Great Blue Heron |
 Giant White Egret |
 Granada Park in Phoenix, Arizona |
 Eusebio Francisco Kino |
 Veterans Day Parade |
 Veterans Day Parade |
 Veterans Day Parade |
 Side Show, 1984, Charles Bell, American 1935-1995 |
 Last Rays |
 Untitled (Abstract), 1935, John Ferren |
 The Survival, 1945, Paul Coze |
 Pisa II, 1983, Al Held |
 Holy Family with Infant St. John the Baptist, 1730-1740 |
 Peach-faced Lovebird |
 The Great Blue Heron |
 Flowers, Italy, 1931, Joseph Stella |
 End of the Century, 1986-1987 |
 Marechal Floriano Peixoto, 2009 |
 Untouchables, 2000 |
 Portrait of Nito, 1961 |
 Thirty Minutes for Lunch, 1936 |
 Little Boy Lives in a Copper Camp, 1939 |
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