Inner Sanctum is a photograph by Inge Johnsson which was uploaded on October 22nd, 2011.
Inner Sanctum
Matkatamiba Canyon is a side canyon to the Grand Canyon accessible from the Colorado River... more
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Inner Sanctum
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Inge Johnsson
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Matkatamiba Canyon is a side canyon to the Grand Canyon accessible from the Colorado River
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Captured with a Canon 5D and a Canon EF 17-40/4L lens
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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 (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 metres). 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 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.
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Comments (36)
Heidi Fickinger
Congratulations Inge! You are the 3rd place winner in the US Desert Southwest Canyons Photography only contest. I am so drawn into this dynamic piece. I can hear the voice of the stream in the stillness of the landscape clearly.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Natalie Ortiz
Incredible, as a resident of Arizona I must make my way down there. Thanks for sharing. F
Meredith Moore
Absolutely amazing shot, the water, striations in the rock and rd of the canyon in the background--beautiful! v/f