Perched On The Steep Volcanic Rocks, High Voltage Electrical Wires & Towers Are Seen. These Carry Hover Dam’s Tremendous Water Power Generated Electrical Energy, To Distant Cities All Over Nevada & Arizona.
…David Matos, Walked Along The Roadway & Sidewalk At The Top Of Hover Dam, And Took The Above, And Following 3 Photos.

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A Similar View As Previous Photo, But Shows More Of The Dam.
…David Matos, Walked Along The Roadway & Sidewalk At The Top Of Hover Dam, And Took The Above. And Following 2 Photos.

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A Similar View As Previous Photo, But Shows All The Way To Bottom Of The Dam, Where You Can See The Roof Of The Water Power Turbine Generators Building.
…David Matos, Walked Along The Roadway & Sidewalk At The Top Of Hover Dam, And Took The Above. And Following Photo.

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Continued From Previous Photo, But This Photo Shows All The Way To Bottom Of The Dam, Where You Can See Part Of The Roof Of The Water Power Turbine Generators Building, And Spent-Water Flowing Away From The Turbine Electrical Power Generators.
……You Also See Part Of The River, Beyond The Spent-Water.
…David Matos, Walked Along The Roadway & Sidewalk At The Top Of Hover Dam, And Took The Above Photo.

EXPLANATION:
…As Was Shown In Previous Photo Of=> The Satellite View Of David Matos & Henry Gurr Travel Route =>
…We Drove FROM The Hover Dam, AZ TO => Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, Where 10 Miles Before Grand Canyon National Park, We Find A Campground, For the Night.
…And Do Some Astronomy Lessons, For What We Can See With Our Eyes. Being FAR From Civilization, The Skies Were Unusually Dark!!

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Added July, 2004 … A Google Satellite View Shows David Matos & Henry Gurr Travel Route =>
… FROM Where Our Overnight Was At The Ten-X Campground, Tusayan, AZ 10 Miles South Of Visitor’s Center, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona =>
…THEN Go By The Bright Angle Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona =>
…THEN Go By The Grandview Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona =>
…THEN Arrive At The Colorado River Overlook, Cameron, Arizona => .
…THEN MUCH LATER Meteor Crater National Landmark, Arizona.

…NOTE: At Left Is List, Supplied By The User, To Easily and Nicely Create This Travel Route On This Google Satellite View.

…In /\Above/\ Photo, At Lower Left, Showa => A View Of The Colorado River At The Bottom Of Grand Canyon, Arizona.


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EXPLANATION:
…In the morning at the Ten-X Campground, per normal schedule, we wake, and pack, and soon are on the road North, Rt-46, toward Grand Canyon National Park.
…The land here-abouts, is fairly level, with a somewhat open landscape of scrub oaks & pines.
…All seems normal, as we continue North. And even after the Entrance Gate to the Park, there is NO hint of anything “Grand” ahead!
…This same feeling persists, even after we drive into the big Visitor’s Center parking lot, with lots of cars & people !
…Actually, this same feeling persists, even as we walk the level path toward the precipitous edge of the Canyon itself !!
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…To Bring Up The /\Above/\ Satellite View, And Conduct Your OWN ClickDrag Exploration (Plus Zoom In For More Detail). Click Here.

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Monday, July 29 2024: … There It Is!! …. A 3 Photo Panorama Showing =>
….The Indeed …. REALLY GRAND Canyon …. Cut Down By The Colorado River, Thru Eons Of Time!
…The Same River We Saw At Hoover Dam, And The Same River That Fills Lake Mead.

Wikipedia Says =>
…The Reason This Really Grand Canyon, Has Cut Down SO VERY DEEP, Is That The Land Around Here Came UP (An “Uplift Of”), Some 1 to 2 Miles, At The Same Time The Colorado River, Was Cutting DOWN!!
…Thus, Because Of This “Come UP”, We Must Drive Up-Hill, To View This Deep Canon!!

…Wikipedia Continues =>
…The great depth of the Grand Canyon and especially the height of its strata (most of which formed below sea level) can be attributed to 5,000–10,000 feet (1,500–3,000 m) of uplift of the Colorado Plateau, starting about 65 million years ago (during the Laramide orogeny). This uplift has steepened the stream gradient of the Colorado River and its tributaries, which in turn has increased their speed and thus their ability to cut through rock (see the elevation summary of the Colorado River for present conditions).

For Complete Wikipedia Article, With Two Maps, 28 Photos, Two Panoramas, & 3 Diagrams. Click Here.

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Monday, July 29 2024: … From The View At The Center Of Previous Panorama, Turn Camera Down For A View Looking Way, Way, Down!

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Monday, July 29 2024: … Moving Right & 6 Minutes Later, A Second Panorama Of The REALLY GRAND Canyon.
…In All Our Panoramas & Photos Shown Here At Grand Canyon, You Should Notice How Clear The Air Is!!
… Especially Study This In The Views, Which Show The Clear Air All The Way To The Canyon North Rim, In Some Cases, Over ~15 Miles Away!!!
…This Is Because The Air Here Has Essentially No Air Moisture, Causing The Desert Climate.

Google AI Assembles The Following =>
…Arizona's desert climate is primarily caused by an extreme lack of air moisture, resulting from the "rain shadow effect" of California’s High Siera Mountains, which block Pacific moisture, and high-pressure zones that suppress rainfall. This causes very low humidity (often below 10-20%), driving rapid evaporation, intense heat, and significant diurnal temperature swings.
Key Factors Causing Arizona’s Dry Climate:
…Rain Shadow Effect: Moist air from the Pacific Ocean is forced to rise over the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains, losing its moisture as rain/snow before reaching Arizona.
...Atmospheric Circulation: The region is situated around North Latitude, where dry, subtropical air descends from the upper atmosphere, preventing cloud formation and precipitation.
…Topography: Surrounding mountain ranges (like the Sierra Madre in Mexico) block moisture from the south for much of the year.
Environmental & Daily Impacts:
…Rapid Evaporation: Lack of humidity means water evaporates instantly, keeping the ground and air intensely dry.
…Extreme Temperatures: Without moisture to trap heat, desert nights can be cool, while days become extremely hot.
Health and Infrastructure:
…Extremely dry air leads to rapid dehydration in humans, respiratory irritation, skin damage, and accelerated degradation of wood and machinery.
…While Arizona experiences a monsoon season in late summer, when wind patterns shift to bring moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, providing a temporary reprieve.
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An Interesting Desert Plant.

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Moving Right Further Along The Protective Handrail & Fence At The Canyon Edge, And 6 Minutes After The Previous Panorama, A Third Panorama Of The REALLY GRAND Canyon.

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An Interesting Desert Plant With, Which Is Likely One Of The Many Varieties Of Yucca Plant.

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Moving Right Further Along The Protective Handrail & Fence At The Canyon Edge, And 4 Minutes After Previous Photo, Very Nice Colored Strata Are Seen On The Opposite Side Of The Canyon.

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Moving Right & 1 Minute After Previous Photo, This Photo Shows The Protective Handrail & Fence.
…Many Years Ago There was NO Fence, Just A Line Of Big Rocks, The Visitor Had To be Their Own Guard Rail.
…Right Of Center In The Distance, Another 8 Foot High Blossom Stalk Plant Is Seen.

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Another Interesting Desert Plant.

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Yet Another Interesting Desert Plant.

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Monday, July 29 2024: … The Backcountry Information Center Staff, Gave Directions To Bright Angle Lodge.

EXPLANATION:
... Back in 1977, At Grand Canyon, Henry Gurr Remembered Seeing A Wonderful & Interesting Log Structure Building: And, Upon Arrival There, Henry Suggested To David Matos That We Go Looking For It.
…This Building Had Log Beams & Support Columns Inside, And Henry Wanted To See It Again, And Take Photos.
…Not Knowing Where This Was, We Decided To Ask At The First Building We Saw.

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Added July, 2004 … A Google Satellite View Shows David Matos & Henry Gurr Driving, And Then, Walking Route, While At Grand Canyon National Park =>
… Starting At => Lower Left, At Red PinPoint, See The Backcountry Information Center, THEN Grand Canyon Railway Station & Tracks, THRU Mary Colter’s Bright Angle Lodge, GO BY Mary Colter’s Lookout Studio TO Bright Angel Trailhead, Upper Left Of Center.

…NOTE: At Left Is List, Supplied By The User, To Easily and Nicely Create This Blue Route.. And at first it shows “Driving”, but click on “Walking Route”, and thereby achieve desired, on this Google Satellite View.

…In /\Above/\ Photo, At Lower Left, Showa => A View Of Architect Mary Jane Colter’s, Lookout Studio, Grand Canyon, 1914.
…..Which has been converted to a Grand Canyon Curio Shop, with postcards, books, tourist momentous, & gifts.

…To Learn About Architect Mary Jane Colter’s Buildings, Click Here.
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Monday, July 29 2024: … Bright Angle Lodge Is An Interesting Lodge Building, Featuring Log Beams Stacked Up To Make Walls, And Logs To Hold Up The Entrance Way Roof.
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NOTE: A Panorama Showing The Log Support Columns Inside Bright Angle Lodge , Will Be Seen NEXT Photo.
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Mary Colter's Bright Angel Lodge:
…Bright Angel Lodge (1935) has a natural rustic character, and is a Registered National Historic Landmark. This iconic lodge and its surrounding cabins are rich with cultural history. Over the years it has gone through many transformations – originally a hotel, then a camp and finally a lodge. All of its changes were to accommodate increased visitation after the arrival of the train in 1901.
…Under the direction of the Santa Fe Railroad, Mary Jane Colter was tasked to design a fresh look for Bright Angel Lodge in an effort to provide more moderately priced lodging in contrast to the El Tovar “up the hill”. Colter drew inspirations from many local sources in her architecture. …. For example the ”geologic” fireplace in the lobby featuring all of the rock layers of the Grand Canyon, from the river cobbles to the youngest stone strata on the rim. Included in this lodge design were a couple of historically significant structures that might well have been demolished without her intervention.
…The Buckey O’Neill Cabin, originally home to one of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, and the Red Horse Station, which served as the post office for 20 years, are both part of the Bright Angel Lodge complex.
The Bright Angel Lodge History Room displays the genius of architect Mary Colter. Take a closer look at the room’s dramatic rock fireplace. Notice how its’ tall, sloping outlines mirror the cliffs and buttes of the canyon outside. (or mirrors the shape of Zoroaster Temple). Known as the “Geologic Fireplace,” the layered stones of her design were put together in the same geological sequence as the rock found along the Bright Angel trail - from river to rim.
The Above Description Of Mary Colter's Bright Angel Lodge, Is From A National Park Service Page: With 8 Photos, 3 Of Which Are Historic, Including One Photo Of Mary Colter. Click Here.

NOTE: The Bright Angel Lodge, Is Named After The Nearby Bright Angle Trail, notorious because, people hiking or on mules, can go down steep-steep & deep-deep, into Grand Canyon.

Wikipedia Says =>
…Bright Angel Lodge is a hotel complex at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Designed by architect Mary Jane Colter, the lodge is a complex of cabins around a central lodge building, directly on the edge of the canyon. The rustic lodge complex is a major contributing building in the Grand Canyon Village National Historic Landmark District. In 2022, Bright Angel Lodge is also a member of Historic Hotels of America, an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
… The Above Excerpt From Wikipedia, Which Also Has One Map, and 3 Photos. Click Here.

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