Goodnight on the Grand Canyon
by Bruce Bley
Title
Goodnight on the Grand Canyon
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This panoramic view of a sunset was taken on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The view was spectacular as the colors of the sunset danced across the sky of the canyon. The crowed who came to see the sunset all of a sudden became quiet as the sun lowered and lowered in the horizon. It became a peaceful time in this vast wilderness.
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, the Havasupai people and the Navajo Nation. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles 18 miles wide and attains a depth of over a mile. Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While some aspects about the history of incision of the canyon are debated by geologists, several recent studies support the hypothesis that the Colorado River established its course through the area about 5 or 6 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River has driven the down-cutting of the tributaries and retreat of the cliffs, simultaneously deepening and widening the canyon.
For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans, who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site, and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garc�a L�pez de C�rdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
The bill to grant national park status to the area was passed in 1919 and signed by then-President Woodrow Wilson.
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August 23rd, 2016
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Wow i am so enchanted by this outstanding and breath-taking sunset capture at the Grand Canyon Bruce!! superb composition, mood and energy. i love how the colours dance across the sky so beautifully!! Sharing!! L/F/FB
Lindley Johnson
Gorgeous sky, beautifully photographed! Well done, Bruce. L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Lindley. I sincerely appreciate it.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Spectacular sunset capture, Bruce! What incredible colors in that amazing sky! L/F/T
Bruce Bley
Carole. I am grateful for the feature in the group "World Landscape Lovers of Art". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jean, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Greeting Cards For All Occasions". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Judy, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "USA Photographers ONLY". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I appreciate the feature in the group "Canon Full Frame Cameras". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Exploration Photography". Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Eva, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Imagination=Artistry-Creativity". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Michael, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Pictures for Present". I sincerely appreciate it.
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.
Ann Horn
What a stunning sunset, Bruce! Your last look at the lovely sunset and resulting cloudscape make a wonderful panorama. f/l