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GRAND
CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA |
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| The entrance to the Grand Canyon National
Park, Arizona. |
| Carved out
by the Colorado river, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular
gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon
National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion
years. There are also prehistoric traces of human adaptation to a particularly harsh
environment. Grand Canyon National Park is inscribed in the UNESCO list of world heritage
sites since 1979. The park is made up of the South Rim, wich attracts most visitors, the
North Rim, which draws about 10 percent of the park's visitors, and the Canyon itself.
Though the rims are only 16 km. apart as the crow flies, by road more than 345 km separate
them. In the South Rim, along the main road (AZ 64) that run parallels to the canyon edge
for some distance, are many superb overlooks: Desert View, Lipan Point, Moran Point,
Grandview Point, Yaki Point and Yavapai Point. |
Scavato
dal fiume Colorado, il Grand Canyon (profondo circa 1,500 m) è la più spettacolare gola
del mondo. Si trova nello stato dell'Arizona, dove attraversa il Grand Canyon National
Park. I suoi strati orizzontali ritracciano la storia geologica degli ultimi 2 billioni di
anni. Nel Canyon ci sono anche tracce preistoriche della pressenza dell'uomo. Il Grand
Canyon National Park è stato iscritto nel 1979 dall'UNESCO nella lista dei siti
patrimonio mondiale dell'umanità. Il parco è diviso tra il South Rim (il bordo sud), che
attrae la maggior parte dei visitatori, il North Rim (bordo nord), che invece viene
visitato solo dal 10% dei visitatori del parco, e dal Canyon stesso, che può essere
esplorato tramite duri sentieri. Tra i due bordi del canyon ci sono solo 16 km in linea
d'aria , ma lungo la strada i km sono più di 345 km. Nel South Rim, lungo la principale
strada (AZ 64) che scorre parallela al bordo del canyon, ci sono superbi belvederi tra
cui: Desert View, Lipan Point, Moran Point, Grandview Point, Yaki Point e Yavapai Point. |
| Map of the South Rim's overlooks, Grand
Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Mappa dei punti panoramici lungo il
bordo sud del Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
 
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. |
| Humphreys Peak (3853 m.), San Francisco
Mountains, Flagstaff, Arizona. |
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Diario di viaggio:
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| ARIZONA |
GRAND CANYON National Park |
METEOR CRATER |
PETRIFIED FOREST National Park |
CANYON DE CHELLY National Monument |
LAKE POWELL |
| CALIFORNIA |
SAN FRANCISCO |
LOS ANGELES |
REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK |
FORT ROSS STATE HISTORIC PARK |
SPANISH MISSIONS of CALIFORNIA:
Carmel, Monterey, San Juan Bautista |
| MONTANA |
LAKE MC DONALD, LOGAN PASS Glacier National
Park |
LAKE ST. MARY Glacier National Park |
MANY GLACIER Glacier National Park |
| NEVADA |
LAS VEGAS |
| OREGON |
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE Multnomah Falls |
OREGON COAST NORTH Ecola State Park,
Cannon Beach, Three Capes, Cape Foulweather, Heceta Head |
OREGON COAST CENTRAL Oregon Dunes,
Cape Arago, Bandon |
OREGON COAST SOUTH Cape Blanco, Cape
Sebastian |
OREGON COAST SOUTH Samuel Boardman
State Park and Scenic Corridor |
| UTAH |
MONUMENT VALLEY Navajo Tribal Park |
GOOSENECKS of the San Juan River State
Park |
NATURAL BRIDGES National Monument |
CANYONLANDS THE NEEDLES
National Park |
NEWSPAPER ROCK State Historical Monument |
ARCHES National Park |
DEAD HORSE POINT State Park |
CANYONLANDS ISLAND IN THE SKY National
Park |
CAPITOL REEF National Park |
BRYCE CANYON National Park |
BRYCE CANYON National Park TRAIL |
GROSVENOR ARCH |
RED CANYON |
ZION National Park |
 SALT LAKE
CITY |
| WASHINGTON |
SEATTLE |
| WYOMING |
YELLOWSTONE National Park
Norris Geyser Basin, Mammoth Hot Springs |
YELLOWSTONE National
Park Yellowstone River Canyon, Falls, Hayden Valley, Old
Faithful |
GRAND TETON National Park |
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