. To California and back;. ^^^ advance, and such a plan is recommended to thosewho ha- e never seen the glories of sunset and sunrisefrom a mountain-height. Among the mountains there is hardly another that at the cost of solittle hardship yields so rich a GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO. The series of tremendous chasms which form thechannel of the Colorado River in its course throughNorthern Arizona reach their culmination in a cha-otic gorge 217 miles long, from g to 13 miles wide,and, midway, more than 6,600 feet below the levelof the plateau. Standing upon the brink of thatpl
. To California and back;. ^^^ advance, and such a plan is recommended to thosewho ha- e never seen the glories of sunset and sunrisefrom a mountain-height. Among the mountains there is hardly another that at the cost of solittle hardship yields so rich a GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO. The series of tremendous chasms which form thechannel of the Colorado River in its course throughNorthern Arizona reach their culmination in a cha-otic gorge 217 miles long, from g to 13 miles wide,and, midway, more than 6,600 feet below the levelof the plateau. Standing upon the brink of thatplateau, at the point of the canons greatest widthand depth, the beholder is confronted by a scenewhose majesty and beauty are well-nigh unbearable,Snatc in a single glance from every accustomedanchorage of human experience, tfee stoutest hearthere quavers, the senses cower. It is the only knownspot which one need not fear approaching with an-ticipations too exalted. It is a new world, compel-44
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