One of the most famous sites in the entire country – and the world – is the Grand Canyon in northwest Arizona, but somehow our family never planned a visit there. It is one of the top seven natural wonders of the world alongside Mount Everest, Victoria Falls, the Great Barrier Reef, and others. According to the National Park Service, approximately five million people from around the world visit this breath-taking scene every year.
The area of the Grand Canyon was inhabited by Native Indians but was discovered by Spanish explorers in the sixteenth century. It is eighteen miles wide, two hundred seventy seven miles long, and one mile deep! The Colorado River runs through the canyon. Some believe this river formed the canyon by erosion over large amounts of time; however, this is not accurate according to what God says in the Bible.
The view from the rim of the canyon is an amazing sight, but the more daring sightseers hike down paths that lead to the very bottom. Some see the inside of the canyon while on horseback, while others enjoy rafting through the base of the canyon on the Colorado River. Pictures of this place are awe-inspiring, but to see this sight for your own would be amazing. The Grand Canyon would be quite a change of scenery from the flat land of Ohio and southern Michigan that I am familiar with. This planet Earth we call home is simply beautiful, and the Grand Canyon proves that point.
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