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Scenic America West I. The Grand Canyon National Park(大峡谷国家公园) ---is America’s most famous scenic wonder. It is a huge gorge(峡谷) slowly carved away(雕琢) for nearly 6 million years by the waters of the Colorado River（科罗拉多河）. The canyon is so deep that there are 4 distinctive zones of climate（不同的气候带） from top to bottom. Located in north-west of Arizona?（亚利桑那州美国西南部的州), it attracts over 4 million visitors each year. The Park was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. To the far north of the Grand Canyon National, near the Canadian border is Yellowstone National park (黄石国家公园,大部分位于怀俄明州