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| Grand Canyon Trivia |
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| Written by John Manhold | |
| Friday, 01 May 2009 | |
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Grand Canyon Trivia, ISBN13:978-1-60639-004-7, Riverbend Publishing, $9.95, is a 109 page collection of interesting facts by Don Lago.
This little book begins with some interesting geographical and geological details about the canyon, and proceeds to provide facts about the rim, the Colorado River, the trails, wildlife found in the canyon, the Native Americans associated with it, its history, and even interesting details about human deaths occurring within its boundaries.
The presentation with respect to the formation, and the geologic aspects of the canyon, are informative and presented in a very readable fashion. There is a plethora of material with respect to the other factors, as well ─ first viewers, the history, development of the trails, the gradual provision of means of access to the site, and development of tourism ─ all interestingly presented, most often in a question and answer format.
Each reader, no doubt, will find his or her own facts to take away from this extensive list. I found many. Among them: there have been 52,518 forest fires caused by lightning in the period of 1940 – 1975, which would break down into 1,500 per year. The average depth of the Colorado River is about 40 feet and the temperature about 50 degrees. (Changed from a warm river when the Glen Canyon Dam was built.) Colorado River Salmon (wiped out with building of the dams) grew to six feet and weighed as much as 80 pounds. The species of fish presently found in the river ─ a cold water trout ─ were brought in canisters on the backs of mules to restock the streams. Gila monsters inhabit the Grand Canyon. Hieroglyphs found in the Grand Canyon are almost as old as those in Egypt ─ 4000 years vs. 5000 years.
I could continue with many more fascinating facts, but then, there would be nothing left for you to read. If facts about areas of the United States appeal to you, I highly recommend Grand Canyon Trivia. The material is highly interesting and the presentation totally readable.
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