Arizona features a variety of scenery and topography. None is more famous that the 277-mile-long Grand Canyon. Moving towards the southwest portion of Arizona, Mogollon Rim over looks a steep drop in elevation to the dry and hot Sonoran Desert. And Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Began colonizing much of Arizona, including Phoenix Valley, Prescott and Snowflake. In 1863, Arizona was organized as a territory, and on February 14.

And Green rivers, cutting deep chasms through the red sandstone of Canyonlands, open up a wilderness of cliffs, canyons and stone formations. Surrounded by a great and solitary desert, isolated from civilization by a tortured and almost impassible terrain, Canyonlands is an ideal venue to enjoy the silence of nature, wonder at the powerful effects of erosion and ponder the geologic history of the earth. Ages later, the rivers have cut through 3000 feet of stone, while parts of th.

Colorado is a popular tourist destination and famous for its beautiful scenery. With three national parks, as well as many other mountains, canyons and scenic locations, it is a place that has to be visited. What to See in Colorado. In the southwest corner of Colorado, ancient Indians built cliff dwellings for protection from enemies. Lies to the north, Nebraska.

Nevada is known for its long stretches of highway through lonely deserts and its lavish casinos. In the wide open valleys between mountain ranges, water is scarce, but the mountains harbor forests and wildlife and beautiful scenery. Crosses Nevada, entering at the southern tip, and leaving on the Oregon. Also enters Nevada near Las Vegas and travels north along the eastern boundary, leaving at the Idaho.

New Mexico became the 47th state of the union on January 6, 1912, with 121,665 square miles of the southwest deserts and mountains. What to See in New Mexico. The San Francisco Mountains lie on the western border of New Mexico, with Escudilla Mountain reaching 10,912 feet.

FOR THE HIKER, TRAVELER, AND OUTDOORSMAN. McGill was built in 1906 to house workers for the mill and smelter of copper mines in eastern Nevada. It overlooks the vast empty spaces of the Steptoe Valley, from the foothills of the Duck Creek Range. The ores are now processed in Japan, but the old buildings are still extant, and the town still thrives as a residential community.

Wyoming became the 44th state of the union on July 10th, 1890. Is in the northwest corner of Wyoming, and the Grand Tetons. And other forested mountains provide striking and beautiful scenery.

Miles of hiking trails provide access to the beautiful and popular sights near the road as well as remote and fantastic areas less commonly visited. In order to connect the Saint George.