Sunset Imperial Peak North Grand Canyon Panorama

For most of the year, the Grand Canyon is arid, but during the summer monsoon, however, Canyon Sides can become green as the majority of the rain... more

by Bob and Nadine Johnston

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Dimensions

48.000 x 26.000 inches

Title

Sunset Imperial Peak North Grand Canyon Panorama

Artist

Bob and Nadine Johnston

Medium

Painting - Acrylic - Save On 25 Framable Gifts Of Art For $57 - Painted With 20 Various Styles Of Brushes

Description

For most of the year, the Grand Canyon is arid, but during the summer monsoon, however, Canyon Sides can become green as the majority of the rain comes to the canyon in a short period of time. Creating the appearance of a second springtime in the canyon. Rains may continue into September or even October, totally change the colors normally seen in the mountain sides..

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet). Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests that the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.

For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garca Lpez de Crdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.

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September 29th, 2014