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photos by Carol M. Highsmith Grand Canyon Panorama Next >> Related Links How Old Is the Grand Canyon?Grand Canyon QuizGrand CanyonArizonaThe National Park…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Eocene.
THE CRETACEOUS.THE EOCENE.The foreground of the picture is full of strength and animation. At our feet is the brink of a precipice where the profiles descend 800 feet upon rugged sloped…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Cretaceous.
THE EOCENE.THE JURASSIC.THE CRETACEOUS.The platform immediately below the Pink Cliffs is picturesque rather than grand. Rough rolling ridges of yellow sandstone, long sloping hillsides and…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Jurassic.
THE CRETACEOUS.THE TRIAS.THE JURASSIC.Beyond the Cretaceous, as we descend the stairway of terraces, the Jurassic comes to daylight. It forms a belt encircling the Cretaceous and outside of…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Trias.
THE JURASSIC.THE VERMILION CLIFFS.THE TRIAS.Kanab village is situated under the eaves of the Vermillion Cliffs, in the jaws of the cañon of Kanab Creek. It has for several years been the…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Permian.
THE TEMPLES AND TOWERS OF THE VIRGEN.THE PERMIAN.The idea of a terrace is not so typically represented in the Permian as it is in the superior formations. In many parts of the great stairway…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Corrasion.
WEATHERING.CORRASION.Mr. G. K. Gilbert has embodied in his admirable monograph on the Henry Mountains, a chapter on Land Sculpture, which sets forth in most logical and condensed from the…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Weathering.
CORRASION.WEATHERING.The work of corrasion is limited to the cutting of narrow gashes in the strata, and the grinding up of the fragments brought into the river channels. The widening of…U.S. Grand PrixâEast
Held from 1959-80 and 1981-88 at the following locations: Sebring, Fla. (1959); Riverside, Calif. (1960); Watkins Glen, N.Y. (1961-80); and Detroit (1982-88). There was no race in 1981. Race…U.S. Grand PrixâWest
Held from 1976-83 at Long Beach, Calif. Races also held in Las Vegas (1981-82), Dallas (1984) and Phoenix (1989-91). Race discontinued in 1992. Multiple winners: Alan Jones and Ayrton Senna…Trending
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