On the Edge of Splendor
Subtitle: Exploring Grand Canyon's Human Past
Publisher: School of Amer Research Pr
Published: October 1989
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9789990641677
Subjects: Nature/Ecology
First sentence: Reaching the edge of the canyon on a hot ¡une day in 1949, I was overwhelmed by what lay before me: a bedrock gorge of tremendous magnitude in depth and breadth; a rainbow of soft colors; a confusion of shapes; and a harsh ruggedness, all of which combined into a powerful image of natural splendor.