April 30, 2007: Grand Canyon Nat'l Park, AZ
Our route to the south rim of the Grand Canyon took us over the Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back the 15 trillion-gallon Lake Powell behind it. It's one of the most controversial dams in the country, as it flooded the scenic Glen Canyon, ridded the lower Colorado of several fish species, and introduced invasive non-native plant species to the Grand Canyon. But we in the southwest like our A/C and our 20-minute showers.
The Grand Canyon is aptly named. Rim to rim it is 10 miles across as the crow flies, 25 miles as the hiker treads, and over 220 miles as the Hummer drives.
Pollution from L.A. and Phoenix has reduced visibility considerably here, but a thunderstorm overnight gave us relatively clear views.
Our route to the south rim of the Grand Canyon took us over the Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back the 15 trillion-gallon Lake Powell behind it. It's one of the most controversial dams in the country, as it flooded the scenic Glen Canyon, ridded the lower Colorado of several fish species, and introduced invasive non-native plant species to the Grand Canyon. But we in the southwest like our A/C and our 20-minute showers.
The Grand Canyon is aptly named. Rim to rim it is 10 miles across as the crow flies, 25 miles as the hiker treads, and over 220 miles as the Hummer drives.
Pollution from L.A. and Phoenix has reduced visibility considerably here, but a thunderstorm overnight gave us relatively clear views.
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