Boat Used to First Explore the Grand Canyon
The furthest I walked at the Grand Canyon was to the Yapavai Geology Museum. I decided that it wasn’t that fun anymore since the afternoon heat was already getting to me. I then realized that even if I went all the way here, I still haven’t gone to the actual visitor center. There are usually a lot of information to be had at these places. Usually, the visitor center would be the first place visitors go to, however I got distracted by Mather Point, which is the main viewpoint at the Grand Canyon, and it also happens to be right beside the Grand Canyon Visitor Center. Ultimately, I totally forgot about the visitor center and I went on to visit other spots.
Reading Literature at the Visitor Center
Fortunately, the car was parked at the visitor center so I still had to go back there. This time I went in the visitor center. As expected, there is a lot of information about the Grand Canyon, including initial efforts to map the area. No small feat considering how vast and how dangerous the canyon system is. This was also before the time of hydroelectric dams which means that the Colorado river was flowing freely. I like how well built these places are because it is just simply packed with information. It is just like you walking into an encyclopedia. I would prefer places like these than ones which focus on history since I can’t really relate that much to the stories. Natural history is far more interesting to me.
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