Sunday, 31 May 2015

Arizona

Arizona, the 48th state to join the Union, lies at the heart of the American Southwest, where it's known for its amazing natural scenery. Take a look at these 30 stunning photos of The Grand Canyon State.
The magnificent Grand Canyon lends Arizona its most popular nickname, the Grand Canyon State, and it's easy to see why this vast natural wonder is one of Arizona's top attractions. Toroweap Point, pictured here, overlooks a 3,000-foot vertical drop.
Havasu Canyon, a branch of the Grand Canyon, features blue travertine pools, red canyon walls and stunning waterfalls, like 100-foot-tall Havasu Falls, pictured here.
While the Grand Canyon might be the most famous attraction in Arizona, equally beautiful is Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon in the Navajo Nation. It was carved by flash floods gradually eroding through the sandstone and is one of the most photographed and most stunning slot canyons in the world.
Phoenix visitors and residents looking for a little outdoor recreation need only hop on Highway 60 and head east for about 35 miles, where the famous Superstition Mountains rise from the desert.
Chiricahua National Monument covers some 12,000 acres of the Chiricahua Mountains, or the "Land of Standing Up Rocks" as it was named by the Apache Indians. The monument's beautiful stone pinnacles can be found just 90 miles outside of Tucson.
When Glen Canyon Dam was built in the early 1960s, it created what is today one of Arizona's most popular summer destinations, Lake Powell. Both the dam and the lake can be found in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Completed in 1959, the Glen Canyon Dam Bridge was integral to the successful construction of the dam. Today, the steel arch bridge carries U.S. Route 89 across the Colorado River.
Arizona water sports enthusiasts flock to Lake Powell for some of the state's best fishing, as well as hundreds of miles of shoreline perfect for camping, hiking, boating and other water sports. Houseboat rentals are wildly popular here.
Horseshoe Bend, arguably the most famous turn in the Colorado River, sits 5 miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, and an overlook just off U.S. Route 89 provides the perfect vantage point for viewing (or photographing) it.
Mystical and magical Canyon de Chelly is one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes in the country, and evidence of its long history can be seen in the ancient pueblo ruins scattered throughout and the community of Navajo who still dwell there.
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