Acceptable to Cry at Funerals and the Grand Canyon

Ronald Ulysses "Ron" Swanson is my new favorite character. He is played by Nick Offerman in Parks and Recreation. I also love Amy Poehler but the story is about Ron. In an episode he created a Pyramid of Greatness. On the bottom second row he says that it is acceptable to cry at funerals and the Grand Canyon. Yes, Grand Canyon can make you cry. It is gorgeous. It worth’s the title of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. As you all know it is created by the Colorado River in the Arizona state. To have some technical data I tell you that it is 446 km long and up to 29 km wide being over 1800 meters depth. Two billion years of Earth's geological history can be seen there. Native Americans from the Hualapai Tribe and Havasupai Tribe are the managers of the Canyon. To be in tone with Parks and Recreation department I have to tell you the history of the creation of Grand Canyon National Park. In 1903 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Grand Canyon and because he loved the outdoors and also was a conservationist, he established in 1906 the Grand Canyon Game Preserve. A big mistake was reducing livestock grazing and because of that predators such mountains lions, wolves and eagles were eradicated. In 1908 it became a U.S. National Monument and only in 1919, Woodrow Wilson signed the law declaring it a National Park. It took so long because there was opposition from land and mining holders. From 1979 it is also on UNESCO World Heritage List. In 2007 a transparent bridge suspended over the canyon was open: Grand Canyon Skywalk. I also have a dreamcatcher from my cousin and it is the perfect souvenir that you can have from there. The card is really beautiful and it stays on the wall of my dental office.

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