The Grand Canyon: Unseen Magnificence: Working the Colorado River

As one of many Wonders of the World and essentially the most iconic nationwide park in America, the Grand Canyon enthralls six million guests every year. Solely a small fraction of these folks, nevertheless, have the privilege of experiencing the canyon by rafting down the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon captures and evokes the facility of that journey from the drama of the rapids and the immeasurable scale of the canyon partitions to the delicate rock patterns and diversified life kinds.
What began as an distinctive alternative for Tom Blagden to raft by The Canyon in 2006 with Rod Nash on the oars has advanced right into a passionate photographic pursuit that also continues. The route–the River–is the identical each time however the expertise continuously variable and deeply profound. Rafters by no means tire of it and, if something, really feel extra in awe of the Canyon’s magnificence with every journey.
Tom Blagden’s photographs and Rod Nash’s essay reveal the canyon from a unique perspective portraying what it is prefer to be on the river and immersed a mile deep, surrounded by rock virtually half the age of the earth. On the centennial of Grand Canyon Nationwide Park it appears solely becoming that we journey collectively to this distinctive place by the pages of this astonishing guide. The guide weaves a wondrous journey that can carry readers alongside on a journey whereas elevating questions in regards to the significance of a nationwide park and an iconic American river and learn how to maintain them for generations to comply with.