#canyon national

[andmaybegayer]

go there

[coolthingsguyslike]

[constantlyfalling]

landback.

[rosechata]

kelsea callister

[the-storyist]

moonrise at red rock canyon

[chlobody]

California roads

[misterbrownn]

The Narrows - Zion National Park

October, 2023

[sirenofthetrees]

Incredible rock formation on the side of Hwy 180 in Kings Canyon National Park, California.

This beautiful chevron pattern is just past Boyden Cave, near where the tours start. The rangers at the little gift shop there pointed it out to us. We wouldn't have known to look for it otherwise!

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from Grist:

Earlier this year, Arizona lawmakers sued the Biden administration over the newly created Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni — Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument — arguing that the establishment of national monuments should be state matters and calling the move a “land grab.” Now, the Hopi, Havasupai, and Navajo Nation, whose ancestral lands overlap with the national monument, have intervened in the case and joined with the federal government to protect the area.

“Even if the Tribal Nations and federal government share similar goals and legal positions in this litigation, the United States cannot adequately represent the Tribal Nations’ sovereign interest,” the tribes’ intervention stated. 

The nearly one-million acre national monument protects areas tribes called home before being forcibly removed by the federal government, as well as places where tribal citizens hunt, pray, and gather foods and medicines. The area is also important for wildlife migration routes and potential burial sites. 

If successful, Arizona’s lawsuit would open Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni to more economic development, and specifically, livestock grazing and uranium mining. Currently, there is only one uranium mine in operation within the boundaries of the national monument. The lawsuit argues that limiting mining of uranium around the Grand Canyon will make the U.S. more dependent on acquiring it from foreign countries for energy purposes.

Arizona’s lawsuit is focused specifically on the Antiquities Act. Passed in 1906 to protect areas of scientific and historical significance, President Biden used the act to create Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni after decades of Indigenous advocacy focused on protecting the Grand Canyon from uranium mining. According to Arizona, the national monument ties up too much land, impacting revenue generation that could affect funding for schools as well as the economies of small towns in the area who have also joined in the suit against the federal government.

[northameicanblog]

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States: Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park of the United States located in southwestern Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rock. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Wikipedia

[aimeekb]

Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park🇨🇦

[riverwindphotography]

The Yellow in Yellowstone (hydrothermally altered rhyolite, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River)

(c) riverwindphotography, May 2024

[fatchance]

Cool clear water.

Flows in the canyon at a sunny stretch of Madera Creek.

[desert-love]

Grand Canyon National Park, Az

[rosechata]

monument valley

[vintagecamping]

Taking a break along a peaceful creek in Dougherty Canyon

Kings Canyon National Park

1974