September 13, 2010
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<b>Horseshoe Bend</b> is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_Bend_(Arizona)\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)[citation needed]
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
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They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)[citation needed]
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoos\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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A <b>hoodoo</b> (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoos\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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A <b>hoodoo</b> (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoos\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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A <b>hoodoo</b> (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoos\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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<b>Horseshoe Bend</b> is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_Bend_(Arizona)\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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<b>Horseshoe Bend</b> is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_Bend_(Arizona)\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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The <b>Glen Canyon</b> Dam is the second largest dam on the Colorado River at Page, Arizona, USA. The dam's main purpose includes generating electrical power, storing water for the arid southwestern United States, and providing water recreation opportunities. The dam generates an average of 451 megawatts, which contributes 6% of the total electricity generated in Arizona. 13% of the electricity generated in Utah, in which most of Lake Powell resides, calculates to a figure that saves over 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide . The dam has a maximum capacity of 1300 megawatts but only utilizes an average of 451 megawatts . Damming the Colorado River caused the Glen Canyon, which lies to the north of the dam, to become flooded and has subsequently created the large reservoir called Lake Powell.
The Glen Canyon Dam is located upstream from the Grand Canyon National Park and has a 216m high concrete arch dam that controls the water flow from the upper to the lower Colorado River drainage basins. The dam controls a drainage basin of 281,671 km2 and also functions as a barrier for upstream-downstream migratory aquatic organisms. A 2280 megawatt coal-fired Navajo Generating Station is also located in the nearby area.
Despite continuing opposition from many environmental groups, the dam, Lake Powell, and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area remain popular tourist destinations. Continued population growth in the western and southwestern United States places more demands on the system of dams and reservoirs on the Colorado River for water, power, and recreational purposes which are important to the infrastructures and economies of the western United States.
The dam is part of the Colorado River Storage Project for the Upper Colorado Basin. It is located about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of the border between Utah and Arizona. According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the dam, "The project furnishes the long-time regulatory storage needed to permit States in the upper basin to meet their flow obligation at Lees Ferry, Arizona, (as defined in the Colorado River Compact) and still use their apportioned water."
Construction of the dam began in 1956 by the industrial conglomerate, Merritt-Chapman & Scott. Although the dam was not dedicated until 1966, it was able to begin blocking the flow of the river in 1963.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Canyon_Dam\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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<b>Utah</b> is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,784,572 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the sixth most urbanized in the U.S. The name "Utah" is derived from the name of the Ute tribe and means "people of the mountains" in the Ute language. Utah is bordered by Arizona on the south, Colorado on the east, Wyoming on the northeast, Idaho on the north and Nevada on the west. It also touches a corner of New Mexico.
Utah is one of the most religiously homogeneous states in the Union. Between 41% and 60% of Utahns are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church), which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life.
The state is a center of transportation, information technology and research, government services, mining, and a major tourist destination for outdoor recreation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Utah was the fastest growing state in the United States as of 2008. St. George, Utah, was the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States from 2000–2005")
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<b>Horseshoe Bend</b> is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_Bend_(Arizona)\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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<b>Horseshoe Bend</b> is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
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<b>Horseshoe Bend</b> is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_Bend_(Arizona)\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
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<b>Horseshoe Bend</b> is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a ¾-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.
From <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_Bend_(Arizona)\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia")
Die Ortschaft Page wurde 1957 gegründet und ist damit eine der jüngsten der Vereinigten Staaten. Bevor die Stadt entstand, war die Gegend von Navajo-Indianern besiedelt.
Mit dem Baubeginn des Glen-Canyon-Staudamms im Jahr 1956 musste in der Gegend eine Siedlung zur Unterbringung der Bauarbeiter errichtet werden. Zu diesem Zweck erwarb man von den hier ansässigen Navajos ein ca. 24mi² großes Stück Land, was etwa einer Fläche von 62 km² entspricht. Anfänglich war es ein Government Camp, bekam aber recht schnell den Status einer Ortschaft und wurde dann 1957 nach dem Leiter des Bureau of Reclamation John C. Page, benannt. Viele der alten Häuser und Trailer des ursprünglichen Camps sind noch heute im sogenannten Old Historic Quarter von Page zu besichtigen. Mit der Etablierung der Glen Canyon National Recreation Area im Jahre 1972 wurde der Tourismus zu einer immer wichtigeren Einnahmequelle.
Neben dem Wasserkraftwerk im Glen Canyon Dam mit einer Leistung von 1.296 MW befindet sich mit der Navajo Generating Station in der Nähe zudem ein Kohlekraftwerk mit einer Leistung von 2.250 MW.
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