John Wesley Powell A professor of geology at Illinois Wesleyan, John Wesley Powell had more than just a passing interest in the layers upon layers of rocks exposed by the Colorado River.

After you've admired the Grand Canyon from the hiking trails (or even from the air on a helicopter tour), enjoy a new vantage point on a Colorado River rafting tour. Options range from the family ...

From Navajo Point, located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, visitors can see the Desert View Watchtower, the Colorado River, and those not-t-be-missed sunsets illuminate the canyon cliffs of ...

Ryan Crow of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gave a talk to a packed crowd at the Museum of Northern Arizona Jan. 12 ...

You can also follow the Bright Angel Trail (on foot or by mule) from the Grand Canyon Village down into the canyon. This 12-mile round-trip trail offers close-up views of the Colorado River and ...

all formed thanks to the actions of the famous Colorado River (the same river responsible for the Grand Canyon further west!) ...

May 30 -- The party passes safely through its first three canyons: Flaming Gorge, Canyon of ... Junction with the Colorado, George Bradley: "Hurra! Hurra! Hurra! Grand River [Colorado River ...