One hundred years ago today, the Grand Canyon was designated as a national park. To celebrate, we’re at the North Rim—one of the only portions of the park that get snow every winter. The snow causes the National Park Service to close the North Rim during winter months, so few visitors get to see in person such incredible views as the Isis Temple dusted in winter white. Numerous geologic formations at the North Rim have names referencing mythologies and faiths from around the world. (Vishnu Basement Rocks are nearby.) The ‘temple’ at Isis Temple is an erosion-resistant stone at the top of the mound.
Snow on the temple
Today in History
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A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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Grand Canyon National Park anniversary
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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Dark skies over New Mexico
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Giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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An inland ocean
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National Park Week
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International Geodiversity Day
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