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[[Image:Grandcanyon1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Grand Canyon]] | [[Image:Grandcanyon1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Grand Canyon]] | ||
The '''Grand Canyon''' is a 277 mile long canyon in [[Arizona]] famed for its spectacular views. [[Young earth creationists]] believe that it was formed about 4500 years ago by rushing water after the [[Great Flood]].<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/cfol/ch3-grand-canyon.asp</ref><ref>http://nwcreation.net/grandcanyon.html</ref> | The '''Grand Canyon''' is a 277 mile long canyon in [[Arizona]] famed for its spectacular views. [[Young earth creationists]] believe that it was formed about 4500 years ago by rushing water after the [[Great Flood]].<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/cfol/ch3-grand-canyon.asp</ref><ref>http://nwcreation.net/grandcanyon.html</ref> | ||
| − | Most | + | Most [[geologists]], including the National Park Service, and [[Old earth creationists]] claim that the canyon is about six million years old, cut slowly by continual erosion from the [[Colorado River]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/grca/</ref> |
==Photographic Geology Tours== | ==Photographic Geology Tours== | ||
Revision as of 22:33, June 23, 2008
The Grand Canyon is a 277 mile long canyon in Arizona famed for its spectacular views. Young earth creationists believe that it was formed about 4500 years ago by rushing water after the Great Flood.[1][2] Most geologists, including the National Park Service, and Old earth creationists claim that the canyon is about six million years old, cut slowly by continual erosion from the Colorado River.[3]
Photographic Geology Tours
- Colorado River Raft Tour. Take a virtual raft trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
- Phantom Ranch Tour. Hike into the Grand Canyon to Phantom Ranch along the Kaibab and Bright Angel Trails.
- South Rim Tour. Tour the South Rim from the Little Colorado River Gorge to the Canyon Village area.
- Historic Tour. See imagery from John Wesley Powell's Second Expedition (1871-1872).