This is a scan of an 8X10 enlargement from an old Nikon 2020, I took back around 1995. Have never scanned an image myself and so I asked my Dad if he would be good enough to do so and send it along, thanks Dad. During the 1990's I explored many remote areas of the Grand Canyon including Toroweap. This is not an area for the faint of heart, the road alone is a notorious car killer! As well, standing on this 3000 foot sheer drop down to the Colorado river even gave me the feeling of vertigo. Don't let me deter anyone however. By my personal opinion this area is some of the best geology in the park to explore, but before going into that I should explain the dual name. Toroweap is a Paiute term meaning "dry or barren valley" and refers to local features of the fault that runs through the valley, across the Colorado river, and continues south up Prospect canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. Tuweep in Paiute refers to "the Earth" but this place name is believed to be derived from a longer Paiute word meaning "long valley". Tuweep came into use during the local white settlement and later the park district. One will hear the locals use both Toroweap and Tuweep. This is a dramatic view due to the absence of the immense temples and buttes that most associate with the Grand Canyon. The Tuweep area is but a mile across rim to rim, making it more a gorge than a canyon. The volcanoes of this area make it a unique section of the park. Geologists have identified at least 13 lava dams across the Colorado River. You can see the basalt that covered the colorful walls beyond my subject in this image. One can also see the drainage of Prospect canyon on the left edge of the subject. The largest of these lava dams, "Prospect dam", created a lake that extended hundreds of miles upstream at a depth that would put modern day Glen Canyon dam 250' below water! The mighty Colorado would erode these dams within a few thousand years, a mere blink in geological time! At least a few of these dams ended in cataclysmic events making some of the rapids down river. The last eruptions in this area are but 1000 years old. The Colorado flows but 50 feet below the base of these dams today as it continues to carve it's way downward. A thank you to all that have wished wellness. Been told this illness lasts 2-3 weeks Information from: nps.gov To the kind souls that leave their mark whether a comment, rating, or save the image as a fav, you are very much appreciated, thank you!!! Thank you all that viewed my last image below.

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