Grand Canyon: Views beyond the Beauty

Grand Canyon: Views beyond the Beauty by Ladd, Gary. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780938216896.

Grand Canyon: Views beyond the Beauty by photographer Gary Ladd is your personal tour guide to the Grand Canyon, the only book that answers the question, "Whats down there?" Covers twenty North and South rim overlooks, including Grand Canyon Village, Yavapai Point, Mather Point, Desert View, and Bright Angel Point; includes more than 100 photographs of views from overlooks and of inner-canyon sites; features facts about dozens of inner-canyon rock formations and other features; discusses the geology, human history, prehistory, ecology, and weather patterns of one of the seven natural wonders of the world. If you have ever stood at a Grand Canyon overlook and wondered which buttes you are looking at, the name of the trail that snakes far below, or what the Colorado River looks like close-up, your curiosity will be satiated by the spectacular photographs and reader-friendly narrative of this book.