Virtual Globetrotting: Canyons

Virtual Globetrotting: Canyons http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Sat, 04 May 2013 01:09:54 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Uvac]]>

Uvac
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By: Fab
@ 2013-05-04 01:09:54
http://globeattractions.com/mountains-forest-river-stream-bends-bird-landscapes/]]>

Uvac
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By: Fab
@ 2013-05-04 01:09:54
http://globeattractions.com/mountains-forest-river-stream-bends-bird-landscapes/]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uvac/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uvac/ Sat, 04 May 2013 01:09:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uvac/ 43.35663900 19.96387500 <![CDATA[Grand Canyon from Bright Angel Trail]]>

Grand Canyon from Bright Angel Trail
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-03-20 12:56:59]]>

Grand Canyon from Bright Angel Trail
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-03-20 12:56:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-from-bright-angel-trail/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-from-bright-angel-trail/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:56:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-from-bright-angel-trail/ 36.05780300 -112.14534700 <![CDATA[Snake River Canyon (Idaho)]]>

Snake River Canyon (Idaho)
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By: kuressaare
@ 2013-03-13 13:44:16
Snake River Canyon is a large canyon formed by the Snake River in the Magic Valley region of southern Idaho. It is well known as the site of an unsuccessful 1974 attempt by Evel Knievel to jump it in the Skycycle X-2.

Perrine Bridge crosses the canyon immediately north of Twin Falls. In places the canyon is 500 feet (166 meters) deep and 0.25 miles (0.41 kilometers) wide.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/snake-river-canyon-idaho/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/snake-river-canyon-idaho/ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:44:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/snake-river-canyon-idaho/ 42.56604200 -114.30009200 <![CDATA[Cloudland Canyon State Park]]>

Cloudland Canyon State Park
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By: kkeps
@ 2013-03-11 06:46:51
Cloudland Canyon State Park is a 3,485 acre (14.10 km²) Georgia state park located near Trenton and Cooper Heights on the western edge of Lookout Mountain. One of the largest and most scenic parks in Georgia, it contains rugged geology, and offers visitors a range of vistas across the deep gorge cut through the mountain by Sitton Gulch Creek, where the elevation varies from 800 to over 1,800 feet.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cloudland-canyon-state-park/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cloudland-canyon-state-park/ Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:46:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cloudland-canyon-state-park/ 34.83578600 -85.46951300 <![CDATA[Fish River Canyon]]>

Fish River Canyon
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By: neotrix
@ 2012-09-10 12:54:45
The Fish River Canyon is located in the south of Namibia. It is the second largest canyon in the world and the largest in Africa, as well as the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia. It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 100 miles (160 km) long, up to 27 km wide and in places almost 550 metres deep.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fish-river-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fish-river-canyon/ Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:54:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fish-river-canyon/ -27.58890800 17.61448500 <![CDATA[Waimea Canyon State Park]]>

Waimea Canyon State Park
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-06-19 14:42:47
Waimea Canyon , also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific , is a large canyon , approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kaua ʻ i in the Hawaiian Islands of the United States.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waimea-canyon-state-park/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waimea-canyon-state-park/ Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:42:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waimea-canyon-state-park/ 22.10886000 -159.66943500 <![CDATA[Sidi Bouhel]]>

Sidi Bouhel
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-02-12 15:07:52
23km North-East of Tozeur you can find Sidi Bouhel, better known as the Juntland Wastes in the movies. This canyon was used in 1976 for no less than 9 shots. Lucasfilm named it "Star Wars Canyon". Also the canyon was used in Raiders of the Lost Ark and in The English Patient.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sidi-bouhel/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sidi-bouhel/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:07:52 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sidi-bouhel/ 34.03384400 8.28217300 <![CDATA[$1.5 Million Cave House]]>

$1.5 Million Cave House
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By: Turneasterne
@ 2012-01-17 18:04:27
Locals refer to it as the Cave House and the nickname is apt. Sitting on 37 acres just outside of Bisbee, AZ, a mining town-turned-Baby Boomer retirement haven about 80 miles from Tucson, the Chulo Canyon Cave House is carved into an outcropping of granite boulder, extending more than 2,000-square feet into a desert grotto. This home was featured on the homepage of Yahoo's website on January 17, 2012 by way of Forbes' website. The home is built in the side of the Mule Mountains. The Mule Mountains are a north/south running mountain range located in the south-central area of Cochise County, Arizona. The highest peak, Mount Ballard, rises to 7,500 ft (2,300 m).

The strange and unusual dwelling is up for grabs and could be yours for $1.5 million. It occupies 2,890-square feet of living space and comes with a 890-square foot guest house, a subterranean game room underneath the guest house, a library building, a stand-alone workshop space, a separate home office, and a carport. The main house features rough petrous walls, rock and cement ceilings, and potable wall water seep that is collected from a natural spring. There's a glass-walled sunroom, a commercial-grade kitchen with stained glass cabinets and mosaic tiling, an-eight person dining room, a sunken living room, two full bathrooms, a sleep loft with walk-in closet tucked below underneath the loft stairs, and a back room that is currently used as an exercise and yoga room. The desert abode was built by the current owner, specifically the current owner's late husband who recently passed away. "It's technically a man made cave that was actually blasted out of the rock existing there," explains Jean Noreen, a Realtor with Bisbee Realty and the listing agent for the Cave House. "But it has all of the good qualities of a cave for living like it stays the same temperature all year round." Maintaining a so-called 'rock temperature,' the house never slides below 66 degrees Fahrenheit or above 72 degrees.

Creating this man-made cavern home meant recruiting a mining engineer who, using the Swedish straight wall mining technique, injected the ceilings with roof bolts and excavated blasted rock with ammonium nitrate.
But as attention-grabbing as the stone-forged main lair is, the property's zaniness doesn't end there. Starting with the pools, which are not your typical chlorinated in-grounds; rather, the home's natural pools are a short hike away, up the side of a nearby mountain and fed by a freshwater creek for six to eight months out of the year. The higher up the mountain you climb the more pools you have to choose from. The owners also installed a carefully camouflaged hot tub.

The other buildings on the premises peddle some secretive amenities, too. Lying below the two-story guest house is a game room with a separate entrance. The subterranean space is constructed of cement blocks and fluorescent lighting. The nearby library building, also constructed of cement blocks, doubles as a safe house, with a back room accessible through a roll-down metal security door hidden behind a sliding glass door. The back room is equipped with a Murphy bed, an air conditioner, an antique vault and a climate-controlled gun safe.
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Canyon at Mirador del Fraile viewpoint
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By: Effi
@ 2011-09-23 00:07:25]]>

Canyon at Mirador del Fraile viewpoint
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By: Effi
@ 2011-09-23 00:07:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canyon-at-mirador-del-fraile-viewpoint/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canyon-at-mirador-del-fraile-viewpoint/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:07:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canyon-at-mirador-del-fraile-viewpoint/ 41.20946700 -6.68529900 <![CDATA[Supai, Arizona]]>

Supai, Arizona
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2011-04-01 12:53:23
It is the most remote community in the lower 48 states, and the only way to get to it is to take a helicopter or to hike or ride a mule along the Havasupai Trail. Supai is eight miles (13 km) from the nearest road. There are no cars in the community.

Supai has one small, air-conditioned lodge (Havasupai Lodge), a convenience store, and one cafe serving fast food meals (most utilizing frybread).

All mail leaving Supai has a special postmark showing that it was sent out by mule train.]]>

Furlo Pass
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By: giove
@ 2010-09-01 13:04:07
The Furlo Pass (Italian: Gola del Furlo or Passo del Furlo) is a gorge on the ancient Roman road Via Flaminia in the Marche region of central Italy, where it passes near the Candigliano river, an affluence of the Metauro.
The gorge was formed between the Pietralata (889 m) and Paganuccio (976 m) Mounts by the waters of the Candigliano, which, until in 1922 a dam, ran at high speed in the area. Since 2001 it is included into a State Natural Reserve with the same name.
The Roman emperor Vespasian had a gallery built here to facilitate passage on the Via Flaminia in the narrowest point of the gorge (hence the name, from the Latina forulum, meaning "small hole"); next to it, is a similar but smaller hole of Etruscan times. The gallery has a length of 38.30 meters and a height of 5.95 meters. During the Gothic Wars (6th century), the Ostrogoth King Totila had the pass fortified, but his troops were ousted by the Roman general Belisarius. The Lombards conquered the pass between 570 and 578, and destroyed the fortifications.
In the 1930, a profile of Benito Mussolini was sculpted on the slopes of Pietralata Mount, which was destroyed by partisans during World War II. In the 1980s, traffic in the Furlo gallery was bypassed by the construction of two highway galliers.]]>

Guelta d'Archei
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-04-24 08:50:29]]>

Guelta d'Archei
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-04-24 08:50:29]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/guelta-darchei/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/guelta-darchei/ Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:50:29 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/guelta-darchei/ 16.90415000 21.77444200 <![CDATA[Horseshoe Bend Canyon]]>

Horseshoe Bend Canyon
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By: milwhcky
@ 2010-01-10 08:46:15
After a 3/4 mile hike from the nearby highway, visitors get a breathtaking view of the 1000 ft. drop to the Colorado River below.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/horseshoe-bend-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/horseshoe-bend-canyon/ Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:46:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/horseshoe-bend-canyon/ 36.88085600 -111.52110100 <![CDATA[Fiastrone gorge]]>

Fiastrone gorge
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By: giove
@ 2009-10-13 11:50:46
Upstream of the dam is the main tributary of the Rio Sacro, with the homonymous valley in the Middle Ages was the seat of an abbey of Benedictine monks, St. Salvatore in Rio Sacro.

Downstream of the dam the waters of this river formed a deep gorge, very suggestive, in which lies the Cave of the Friars, which contains within it a hermitage where the monks of the order of Clarena took refuge in the first half of the 2nd millennium.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fiastrone-gorge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fiastrone-gorge/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:50:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fiastrone-gorge/ 43.07293200 13.21157500 <![CDATA[Grand Canyon]]>

Grand Canyon
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By: Mattsie
@ 2009-06-18 15:08:31
A view of the massive Canyon carved by the Colorado river.]]>

Grand Canyon
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By: Mattsie
@ 2009-06-18 15:08:31
A view of the massive Canyon carved by the Colorado river.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-1/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:08:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-1/ 36.00911600 -112.05372300 <![CDATA[Tourists viewing the Grand Canyon]]>

Tourists viewing the Grand Canyon
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By: milwhcky
@ 2009-06-10 08:05:19]]>

Tourists viewing the Grand Canyon
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By: milwhcky
@ 2009-06-10 08:05:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tourists-viewing-the-grand-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tourists-viewing-the-grand-canyon/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:05:19 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tourists-viewing-the-grand-canyon/ 36.00448900 -111.92431400 <![CDATA[Zion National Park]]>

Zion National Park
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-18 17:14:35
Zion National Park is a United States National Park located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (593 km²) park is Zion Canyon, 15 miles (24 km) long and up to half a mile (800 m) deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, this unique geography and variety of life zones allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. A total of 289 bird species, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), 32 reptiles and numerous plant species inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Notable megafauna include Mountain Lions, Mule Deer and Golden Eagles, along with reintroduced California Condors and Bighorn Sheep. Common plant species include Cottonwood, Cactus, Datura, Juniper, Pine, Boxelder, Sagebrush and various willows.]]>

Gola delle Rossa - Frasassi cave
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By: giove
@ 2008-04-23 05:02:20
The beauty of this area does not stop at the Frasassi Caves, but continues with the beautiful Gola della Rossa Nature Park and its amazing scenic views and ancient villages that plunge visitors into a timeless world, inviting them to stay for several days. Man's hand has also created architecture of inestimable value: from the Abbey of San Vittore delle Chiuse, considered the most beautiful example of Romanesque architecture in the region, to the ancient Roman bridge and the Speleo-paleontological Museum situated in San Vittore 500 metres from the entrance to the caves; from the Valadier Temple to the Sanctuary of S. Maria Infrasaxa, built next to each other in a natural cave along the road that leads to the heart of the historical centre of Genga and its splendid village.
From: www.frasassi.com
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BEV

Spectacular Scenery
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-08-16 19:20:11]]>

BEV

Spectacular Scenery
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-08-16 19:20:11]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spectacular-scenery/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spectacular-scenery/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:20:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spectacular-scenery/ 37.21555300 -113.01530000 <![CDATA[Italian Canyon]]>

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Italian Canyon
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By: Effi
@ 2007-05-22 03:47:24]]>

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Italian Canyon
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By: Effi
@ 2007-05-22 03:47:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/italian-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/italian-canyon/ Tue, 22 May 2007 03:47:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/italian-canyon/ 40.65996000 16.61886600 <![CDATA[Monument Valley]]>

Monument Valley
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By: berli110
@ 2007-04-25 09:10:49]]>

Monument Valley
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By: berli110
@ 2007-04-25 09:10:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/monument-valley-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/monument-valley-1/ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:10:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/monument-valley-1/ 36.98472900 -110.07730000 <![CDATA[Grand Canyon Skywalk]]>

Grand Canyon Skywalk
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-20 19:59:44
GRAND CANYON WEST, Arizona (Reuters) - Indian elders and a former astronaut took the ceremonial first steps on Tuesday on a glass-bottomed walkway perched 4,000 feet ver the Grand Canyon that promises dizzying views for those who dare.

Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, 77, strode out onto the $40 million Skywalk, built by a private developer with the permission of the Hualapai tribe, whose ancestral lands abut the remote southwest rim of the Arizona canyon.

The project has stirred controversy on the Hualapai Reservation, where backers say it will create valuable jobs but opponents condemn it as a desecration of a sacred landscape.

"I felt wonderful, not exactly floating on air ... but a vision of hope for the future," said Aldrin, who was the second man to walk on the moon.

Waving to a crowd of about 1,000 tourists, dignitaries and tribal members, Aldrin walked around the transparent pathway to meet a group of Hualapai elders and children coming from the other direction.

The astronaut's few steps marked the official inauguration of the project, which backers hope will draw up to half-a-million paying visitors this year to the site some 120 miles east of Las Vegas.

The horseshoe-shaped steel pathway, which is paved with 90 tonnes of toughened glass, is cantilevered 70 feet out over the lip to give steel-nerved visitors a view of the Colorado River Valley below.

It is due to open on March 28 to tourists who will pay $25 each to tread their way around the glass arc, which is bolted to the lip of the plunging canyon.]]>

Tunstall Canyon
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-01-22 08:07:29
Site where Englishman John Henry Tunstall was murdered on 18 February 1878. Tunstall is remembered today only because one of his employees at the time of his murder was William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid. The spot where Tunstall fell mortally wounded from his horse is marked with a lump of cement holding in place a vertical metal shaft. When I visited in August 2003 the shaft was bare. It now holds a US Forest Service sign identifying the site.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tunstall-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tunstall-canyon/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:07:29 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tunstall-canyon/ 33.36394900 -105.43597300 <![CDATA[Fremont Canyon Bridge]]>

Fremont Canyon Bridge
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By: scalpod
@ 2006-12-01 23:24:46]]>

Fremont Canyon Bridge
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By: scalpod
@ 2006-12-01 23:24:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fremont-canyon-bridge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fremont-canyon-bridge/ Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:24:46 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/fremont-canyon-bridge/ 42.47119500 -106.79625000 <![CDATA[Tight Squeeze - Antelope Canyon]]>

Tight Squeeze - Antelope Canyon
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2006-09-19 14:31:28
Any idea where this boat is headed?]]>

Tight Squeeze - Antelope Canyon
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2006-09-19 14:31:28
Any idea where this boat is headed?]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tight-squeeze-antelope-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tight-squeeze-antelope-canyon/ Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:31:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tight-squeeze-antelope-canyon/ 36.93977400 -111.43190100 <![CDATA[Llano Estacado (Staked Plains)]]>

Llano Estacado (Staked Plains)
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By: bonjbrown2
@ 2006-08-06 11:28:41
This is the geomorphic boundary between flat rich agricultural land (Llano Estacado) and rugged canyon and mesas. Read more about it at the link below.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/llano-estacado-staked-plains/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/llano-estacado-staked-plains/ Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:28:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/llano-estacado-staked-plains/ 33.43946300 -101.57100700 <![CDATA[Christmas Hollow]]>

Christmas Hollow
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-25 10:34:13]]>

Christmas Hollow
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-25 10:34:13]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/christmas-hollow/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/christmas-hollow/ Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:34:13 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/christmas-hollow/ 30.30666100 -99.91288700 <![CDATA[Jesus Canyon Wash]]>

Jesus Canyon Wash
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-25 09:32:20
Located in Graham County.]]>

Jesus Canyon Wash
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-25 09:32:20
Located in Graham County.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jesus-canyon-wash/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jesus-canyon-wash/ Sun, 25 Dec 2005 09:32:20 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jesus-canyon-wash/ 32.61317100 -109.98773600 <![CDATA[Jesus Canyon]]>

Jesus Canyon
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-25 08:25:35
The wider opening to the west is Foxtent Canyon.]]>

Jesus Canyon
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-25 08:25:35
The wider opening to the west is Foxtent Canyon.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jesus-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jesus-canyon/ Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:25:35 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jesus-canyon/ 34.77644700 -120.10648700 <![CDATA[Mill River through the Clarendon Gorge]]>

Mill River through the Clarendon Gorge
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-07 06:22:24
Each and every year hikers become familiar with this spot because the Appalachian Trail passes immediately on the northeast side of the Gorge.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mill-river-through-the-clarendon-gorge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mill-river-through-the-clarendon-gorge/ Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:22:24 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mill-river-through-the-clarendon-gorge/ 43.51880500 -72.92587300 <![CDATA[Thanksgiving Gorge]]>

Thanksgiving Gorge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-11-24 10:30:38]]>

Thanksgiving Gorge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-11-24 10:30:38]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thanksgiving-gorge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thanksgiving-gorge/ Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:30:38 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thanksgiving-gorge/ 40.44694700 -108.61624700 <![CDATA[Colca Canyon (deepest canyon in the world)]]>

Colca Canyon (deepest canyon in the world)

Colca Canyon (deepest canyon in the world)
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By: Josema
@ 2005-09-28 12:45:15
Colca Canyon is the canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Arequipa.

It is reportedly the deepest canyon on earth and is thought to be twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States. The Colca River starts high in the Andes at Condorama Crucero Alto and changes its name to Majes, and then to Camana before reaching the Pacific Ocean.

On either side of the canyon are the villages of Chivay and Cabanaconde. Parts of the canyon are habitable, and pre-Columbian terraces are still cultivated there.
An Andean condor soars over southern Peru's Colca Canyon
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An Andean condor soars over southern Peru's Colca Canyon

The canyon is the habitat of the great South American condor, a species that has seen world-wide effort to preserve it.

The Spanish laid out towns along the canyon and built churches there, but the towns did not thrive and have faded out of memory. In the 1980s, the Majes Hydroelectric Project built roads and opened the area to outsiders. Access today is usually through Arequipa.

Cruz del Condor is a popular tourist stop to view the condors, which hunt in the early morning and late afternoon. At this point the canyon floor is 3960 feet (1200 meters) below the rim of the canyon.]]>

Castlewood Canyon Bridge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-09-28 11:05:00
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The Castlewood Canyon Bridge was built in 1946 for $148,000. It crosses Cherry Creek and was once called the "bridge to nowhere" because, for nearly 20 years after it was built, the south end of the bridge was also the end of SH 83. Today, the structure is considered historic because of its unique arch design. It is the state’s longest concrete arch bridge at 405 feet, and a popular sightseeing location for Castlewood Canyon State Park visitors.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castlewood-canyon-bridge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castlewood-canyon-bridge/ Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:05:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/castlewood-canyon-bridge/ 39.32822300 -104.73438300 <![CDATA[Cathedral of the Desert]]>

Cathedral of the Desert
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By: yikesahootie
@ 2005-09-26 01:02:14
The "Cathedral of the Desert" was part of a canyon that became flooded after the Glen Canyon Dam was constructed. Due to years of drought, the waters have receded and the feature is once again revealed.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cathedral-of-the-desert/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cathedral-of-the-desert/ Mon, 26 Sep 2005 01:02:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cathedral-of-the-desert/ 37.28402400 -110.92105900 <![CDATA[Canyon de Sumideiro]]>

Canyon de Sumideiro
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By: doitsurt
@ 2005-09-25 05:42:51]]>

Canyon de Sumideiro
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By: doitsurt
@ 2005-09-25 05:42:51]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canyon-de-sumideiro/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canyon-de-sumideiro/ Sun, 25 Sep 2005 05:42:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/canyon-de-sumideiro/ 16.83806200 -93.06698800 <![CDATA[Waimea Canyon]]>

Waimea Canyon
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By: Veritas
@ 2005-06-23 16:11:43
The Grand Canyon of the Pacific]]>

Waimea Canyon
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By: Veritas
@ 2005-06-23 16:11:43
The Grand Canyon of the Pacific]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waimea-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waimea-canyon/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:11:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waimea-canyon/ 22.03720100 -159.65194700 <![CDATA[Antelope Canyon]]>

Antelope Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-05-19 13:58:13]]>

Antelope Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-05-19 13:58:13]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antelope-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antelope-canyon/ Thu, 19 May 2005 13:58:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antelope-canyon/ 36.84488300 -111.37527500 <![CDATA[Bryce Canyon]]>

Bryce Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-28 15:29:42]]>

Bryce Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-28 15:29:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bryce-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bryce-canyon/ Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:29:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bryce-canyon/ 37.67995100 -112.09863400 <![CDATA[American Fork Canyon]]>

American Fork Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 15:30:32]]>

American Fork Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 15:30:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/american-fork-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/american-fork-canyon/ Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:30:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/american-fork-canyon/ 40.44685400 -111.67327900 <![CDATA[Provo Canyon]]>

Provo Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 15:18:54]]>

Provo Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 15:18:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/provo-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/provo-canyon/ Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:18:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/provo-canyon/ 40.35333300 -111.59102700 <![CDATA[Salt River Canyon]]>

Salt River Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 12:55:11]]>

Salt River Canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 12:55:11]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-river-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-river-canyon/ Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:55:11 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-river-canyon/ 33.79128500 -110.51104500 <![CDATA[Bulldog canyon]]>

Bulldog canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-25 18:05:23]]>

Bulldog canyon
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-25 18:05:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bulldog-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bulldog-canyon/ Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:05:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bulldog-canyon/ 33.51774200 -111.60512900 <![CDATA[Walnut Canyon National Monument]]>

Walnut Canyon National Monument
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By: tmweber
@ 2005-04-24 12:02:03
Walnut Canyon National Monument]]>

Walnut Canyon National Monument
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By: tmweber
@ 2005-04-24 12:02:03
Walnut Canyon National Monument]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walnut-canyon-national-monument/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walnut-canyon-national-monument/ Sun, 24 Apr 2005 12:02:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walnut-canyon-national-monument/ 35.16594900 -111.51389100 <![CDATA[Yellowstone Canyon]]>

Yellowstone Canyon
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By: tmweber
@ 2005-04-24 01:18:12
The canyon in made by the Yellowstone River]]>

Yellowstone Canyon
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By: tmweber
@ 2005-04-24 01:18:12
The canyon in made by the Yellowstone River]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yellowstone-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yellowstone-canyon/ Sun, 24 Apr 2005 01:18:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yellowstone-canyon/ 44.72087900 -110.47748600 <![CDATA[Palo Duro Canyon]]>

Palo Duro Canyon
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-20 22:40:27]]>

Palo Duro Canyon
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-20 22:40:27]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palo-duro-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palo-duro-canyon/ Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:40:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palo-duro-canyon/ 34.93212900 -101.66585300 <![CDATA[Red Rock Canyon]]>

Red Rock Canyon
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-16 18:59:17]]>

Red Rock Canyon
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-16 18:59:17]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/red-rock-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/red-rock-canyon/ Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:59:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/red-rock-canyon/ 36.16725000 -115.42214900 <![CDATA[Chaco Canyon]]>

Chaco Canyon
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-16 18:57:32]]>

Chaco Canyon
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-16 18:57:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chaco-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chaco-canyon/ Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:57:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chaco-canyon/ 36.06034800 -107.96165900 <![CDATA[Grand Canyon National Park Visitor's Center]]>

Grand Canyon National Park Visitor's Center

Grand Canyon National Park Visitor's Center
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-14 18:29:23
Canyon View Information Plaza - located at Mather Point and open daily year-round, 8am to 5pm, additional open hours vary seasonally. Outdoor exhibits may be viewed anytime (however the lights at Canyon View Information Plaza are turned off at 9pm). Accessible only by free shuttle bus, a one mile walk or bicycle ride from Market Plaza on the new Greenway Trail, or a short walk from Mather Point. Several outdoor exhibits provide a variety of information about Grand Canyon National Park and what to do once at the park. Available facilities include restrooms, pay phones, bookstore, and shuttle bus stops. The canyon rim is only a short stroll away.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-national-park-visitors-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-national-park-visitors-center/ Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:29:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-national-park-visitors-center/ 36.05876200 -112.10944900 <![CDATA[Grand Canyon - Rim Road]]>

Grand Canyon - Rim Road
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-14 18:28:10]]>

Grand Canyon - Rim Road
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-14 18:28:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-rim-road/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-rim-road/ Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:28:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-rim-road/ 36.05902800 -112.17427300 <![CDATA[Grand Canyon - Zoomed Out]]>

Grand Canyon - Zoomed Out
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-14 18:26:47]]>

Grand Canyon - Zoomed Out
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-14 18:26:47]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-zoomed-out/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-zoomed-out/ Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:26:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon-zoomed-out/ 36.14227300 -112.02827500 <![CDATA[Grand Canyon]]>

Grand Canyon
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-13 04:41:08
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon/ Wed, 13 Apr 2005 04:41:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grand-canyon/ 36.07290000 -112.13863100