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Like a jewel in the desert! I was very impressed by the contrast between the red of the rocks and desert landscape and the deep blue of the lake's water surface.
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Grand Canyon in 1903. An avid outdoorsman and staunch conservationist, Roosevelt established the Grand Canyon Game Preserve on November 28, 1906. Livestock grazing was reduced, but predators such as mountain lions, eagles, and wolves were eradicated. Roosevelt along with other members of his conservation group, the Boone and Crockett Club helped form the National Parks Association, which in turn lobbied for the Antiquities Act of 1906 which gave Roosevelt the power to create national monuments. Once the act was passed, Roosevelt immediately added adjacent national forest lands and redesignated the preserve a U.S. National Monument on January 11, 1908. Grand Canyon National Park was finally established as the 17th U.S. National Park by an Act of Congress signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on February 26, 1919.
The fountains are set in a 8-acre / 3.2 ha manmade lake. The show takes place every 30 minutes in the afternoons and early evenings, and every 15 minutes from 8 pm to midnight. The fountains are visible from numerous vantage points on the Strip, both from the street and neighboring structures.
The view to the north is of the deep canyon of Bright Angel Creek, which separates the Kaibab Plateau on the left from the Walhalla Plateau on the east. On the left flank of Bright Angel Canyon, slightly to the left of Bright Angel Point, is Grand Canyon Lodge, the main North Rim lodging. Near the creek's confluence with the Colorado, the Kaibab Suspension Bridge, built in 1928, spans the Colorado at a height of 18 meters and a length of 134 meters. It connects the Bright Angel Trail and the South Kaibab Trail on the south side with the North Kaibab Trail along Bright Angel Canyon on the North Rim.
Grand Canyon Village is located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. it is wholly focused on accommodating tourists visiting the canyon. Its origins trace back to the railroad completed from Williams, to the canyon's South Rim by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1901.
Most hikers probably use the trail as a day hike and turn back at the "3 Mile House" or Indian Gardens oasis at the latest.
Sedona's main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun.
Sedona is located at an altitude of 4,350 ft / 1,330 m. It is within the Coconino National Forest.
Arches National Park is located 5 miles north of the town of Moab in southeastern Utah. The more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches discovered there are the largest concentration in the USA.
If you hike up to Phantom Ranch there is an elevation gain of 4,380 ft. / 1,330 meters to climb ==>highest point -- South Rim, 6,860 ft / 2,090 m and lowest point, -- Colorado River, 2,480 ft / 760 m.
Most hikers probably use the trail as a day hike and turn back at the "3 Mile House" or Indian Gardens oasis at the latest.
The trailhead for the South Kaibab Trail can be accessed via either the Rim Trail or the free Grand Canyon National Park shuttle bus. From the trailhead, the trail heads north. The trail is 7.1 miles long and very steep. The elevation gain from the South Rim to the Colorado is approximately 1,460 meters. Due to good signage, orientation is not a problem. Normally the South Kaibab Trail is well maintained, but can be very slippery, especially in rain or winter. It offers magnificent views of and into the Grand Canyon, so that you always get new (lasting) impressions. There are hardly any shady places along the entire route to Colorado River and Phantom Ranch.
The trail goes from the trailhead steeply on serpentines into the depth until the Tonto Plateau is reached at the "Indian Garden".
The Bright Angel Trail is the best developed trail down into the canyon and is traveled not only by hikers, but also by mule caravans carrying riding guests or supplying stations in the canyon. Hikers are required to make way for the mules.
Only experienced climbers should venture on the walk down into the canyon. Not only the easily underestimated height difference but also the enormous heat inside the canyon demand everything from the body.
The Fiery Furnace (in German: "Glutofen") is an area of about 1 km² in the Arches National Park. Since neither maps nor signposts or markings exist, the terrain has the character of a maze for hikers.
Many boxing matches have been held in Caesars Outdoor Arena since the late 1970s. Unforgettable fights with the greatest champions ( Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Sugar Ray Leonard, Wladimir Klitschko and many more) took place here.
I speciall rember to another sport events: in 1981 and 1982, "The Caesars Palace Grand Prix car race", a Formula-1 World Championship event was held at the car park behind the hotel.
Town Square Las Vegas is an open-air shopping, dining, office, and entertainment center development on 93 acres / 38 ha on Las Vegas Boulevard (South Strip).
The limestone "Hermits Rest" building was erected by Mary Elisabeth Jane Colter in memory of Louis D. Boucher, a French-Canadian hermit who settled at the canyon in 1891 as the first white settler and operated a copper mine before moving on to Utah in 1912. Accordingly, the design of the stone building is based on the accommodation of a lonely mountain dweller.
The road built by the Santa Fe Railroad to Hermits Rest opened this area to mass tourism in 1912, virtually driving out Boucher, who lived alone.
TREASURE ISLAND was opened on the night of October 26, 1993. It includes a casino and a 2,900-room hotel. A free pirate show located in front of the resort was a great free-of-charge attraction. It was closed on October 21, 2013.
Location: The resort is located on the northwest corner of the Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection @ city of Paradise.
Street address: 3790 South Las Vegas Bouldevard.
Lake Powell's main body stretches up Glen Canyon, but has also filled many (over 90) side canyons. The lake also stretches up the Escalante River and San Juan River where they merge into the main Colorado River.
EXCALIBUR Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip South. Its facade is a stylized image of a castle. EXCALIBUR opened on June 19, 1990. More than 3,900 hotel rooms rooms are provided plus 100,000 sq ft / 9,300 m2 of gaming space.
Diameter of HIGH ROLLER is 520-foot / 158 m). It opened to the public on March 31, 2014 and is currently the No.1 of world's tallest Ferris wheel's.
At night the wheel is illuminated by a 2,000-LED system which can display a single solid color, differently colored sections, multiple colors moving around the rim and custom displays for special events and holidays.
View from he Observation Desk of STRATOSPHERE TOWER.
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Paradise is the main airport for public and military use in Las Vegas. LAS is located about 5 miles / 8 km south of Downtown Las Vegas.
Venice in the desert: A great attraction has proved to be the reproduction of a lagoon and to offer the guests the sight of original Venice gondolas.
The MIRAGE was opened on November 22, 1989.At the time of its opening, The MIRAGE was the largest hotel in the world, with 3,044 rooms.
The Monument Valley lies within the territory of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. It is located on the Arizona–Utah state line near the Four Corners area.
Phantom Ranch's elevation is 2,460 feet / 750 m; that is about 4,800 feet / 1,500 m lower than the South Rim and about 5,800 feet / 1,800 m lower than the North Rim.
In the east fork of Bright Angel Creek and Colorado, David Rust, who had previously spent 4 years creating the North Kaibab Trail, built Rust Camp shortly after 1900. This was renamed Roosevelt Camp in 1913 and finally received its present name in 1922 after remodeling to plans by Mary Jane Colter: Phantom Ranch.