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Review:
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park has long been thought of as the most magnificent part of the park.
The canyon, forged by rhyolite lava flow, faulting, and heat, is 20 miles long with a maximum width of 4,000 feet, and a depth of 1,200 feet.
There are hot springs, active geysers, and three majestic waterfalls – Lower Falls, Crystal Falls, and Upper Falls.
The canyon’s rocks have continuously been changed over thousands of years turning their coloring to red, pink, yellow, and white, and providing picturesque formations.
Thomas Moran, a 19th century painter, described the canyon best when he said, “Its beautiful tints were beyond the reach of human art.”
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