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Title
Evening At Cardenas
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
The Colorado River from Cardenas in the interior of the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park)
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The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. 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. It is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and attains a depth of over a mile. Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history has 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 the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.
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 ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
The Grand Canyon is a huge fissure in the Colorado Plateau that exposes uplifted Proterozoic and Paleozoic strata, and is also one of the 19 distinct physiographic sections of the Colorado Plateau province. It is not the deepest canyon in the world (Kali Gandaki Gorge in Nepal is far deeper), nor the widest (Capertee Valley in Australia is about 0.6 mi wider and longer than Grand Canyon); however, the Grand Canyon is known for its visually overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. Geologically it is significant because of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that is beautifully preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon. These rock layers record much of the early geologic history of the North American continent.
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December 7th, 2011
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Monrovia, MD - United States
Hi Inge, so good to see you.. Congratulations on the sale. Such a beautiful scenic view. L/F
Mount Airy, MD - United States
Marvelous colors from the waning light. Beauty, Inge. Congratulations. - Mike
Sonoran Desert, AZ - United States
Marvelous artwork! Just wanted to CONGRATULATE you for your SALE! Great job! LF πJanet
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations Inge Johnsson 'Your work is amazing' Evening At Cardenas was selected after being nominated by your fellow artist for it's excellence and creativity. Your image will appear on the homepage of The World We See Group and will be shared to social media channels:-)
Burlington, NJ - United States
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured in the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group 1/10/18
Aurora, CO - United States
Congratulations, Inge! Your amazing photo is now featured in the National Parks group! You are invited to post this image in the Featured Images discussion so that it has a permanent place to be seen.
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group :-)
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