famous American
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Muir">Muir</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1898: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span>… <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unearthly">unearthly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandeur">grandeur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="star">star</span>.”</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Muir">Muir</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rim">rim</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unearthliness">unearthliness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> - <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marvel">marvel</span>. <span word="Travelers">Travelers</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creed">creed</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="depths">depths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canyon">canyon</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="welling">welling</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>. <span word="Seldom">Seldom</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roar">roar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patter">patter</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="applause">applause</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cottonwoods">cottonwoods</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelf">shelf</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="plateau">plateau</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="swallowed">swallowed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span>. '<span word="It">It</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="murmur">murmur</span>.' <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="whispered">whispered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="companion">companion</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>； <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presence">presence</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climax">climax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span>； <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="climax">climax</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chord">chord</span> <span word="echoing">echoing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="eternity">eternity</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Redwall">Redwall</span> <span word="limestone">limestone</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>, <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chasm">chasm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="is">is</span> 550 <span word="feet">feet</span> —— <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Monument">Monument</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="gray">gray</span>-<span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="limestone">limestone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stained">stained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span> <span word="hue">hue</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="salts">salts</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span>. <span word="Above">Above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Redwall">Redwall</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="alternating">alternating</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="sandstone">sandstone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shale">shale</span> 1,000 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="pale">pale</span>-<span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="layer">layer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="topmost">topmost</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yellowish">yellowish</span> <span word="limestone">limestone</span>.</p>
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