Inversion

National Park Service photo by Erin Whittaker

This was the spectacular and rare view of the Grand Canyon last Friday.  Temperature inversions are unpleasantly common here, but it's unusual in the Southwest.  The cold air gets trapped in the canyon and warm air sits above the rim, creating a once-in-a-lifetime sight for those lucky people who spent Thanksgiving weekend at the Grand Canyon.  The park rangers wait many years to see this.

Maybe you weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but like every American, you carry a deed to 635 million acres of public land.  Even if you don't own a house or the latest computer on the market, you own Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon...

John Garamendi

Maybe you weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but like every American, you carry a deed to 635 million acres of public lands. That's right. Even if you don't own a house or the latest computer on the market, you own Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and many other natural treasures.
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Maybe you weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but like every American, you carry a deed to 635 million acres of public lands. That's right. Even if you don't own a house or the latest computer on the market, you own Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and many other natural treasures.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/johngarame512694.html#gSFYX2eCm7W4q4EW.99