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] Date Posted:02:34:53 04/13/12 Fri In reply to:
Jim Moore
's message, "Re: Census and other Fun" on 02:31:58 04/13/12 Fri
>>>>
>>>>Finally, I recently read that the Navahos wanted to
>>>>build a theme park at Marble Canyon adjacent to the
>>>>Grand Canyon National Park. I hope it doesn't mess
>up
>>>>the scenic beauty.
>>>
>>>Boyd, from the reports I've seen, the park they're
>>>talking about in "Marble Canyon" is, I think, just
>>>downstream of where the Little Colorado River flows
>in
>>>on river right (the stream comes up from the south)
>62
>>>miles downstream of Lee's Ferry. This would
>>>theoretically be within the actual Grand Canyon, not
>>>Marble Canyon, and within the Grand Canyon National
>>>Park, though there is a boundary dispute going on, of
>>>course.
>>>
>>>Most of the Navajo park would be up on the rim. The
>>>part most detrimental to the Canyon experience itself
>>>is of an aerial tram from the rim to the bottom near
>>>the river. I'm unclear as to exact details, but they
>>>seem to indicate that tram riders could walk to
>within
>>>about a quarter mile of the mouth of the Little
>>>Colorado. I don't know if they could actually get
>>>there.
>>>
>>>In the past they have frowned on non Indians visiting
>>>this area because it is considered a "sacred site"
>>>where salt seeps are located. The seeps, or some of
>>>them, can be seen from the river. Saltwater drips
>out
>>>of the rock layers and leaves small "icicles" of salt
>>>hanging from cliff overhangs. I guess being able to
>>>charge (dearly?) for the privilege of non Indian
>>>visitation changes things.
>>>
>>>No telling yet what the actual impact would be.
>There
>>>is lots of travel through the park already, some 250
>>>people can be launched every day from Lee's Ferry
>>>during the busy part of the rafting season, so it is
>>>NOT untrammeled. This addition would be more
>>>localized and concentrated. I haven't seen the
>actual
>>>proposal and don't know exactly where the bottom of
>>>the tram actually ends, or how far people can get
>from
>>>there. Or if the Navajo Tribe plans to build a
>>>walkway that would allow their tram riders access to
>>>the Little Colorado River mouth.
>>>
>>>Dmitri
>>Here is an artist rendering
>>http://azdailysun.com/grand-canyon-navajos/image_e883a
>b
>>1e-98c7-5ba7-865d-6b561c44a1d4.html
>And a pretty good article
>http://azdailysun.com/news/local/navajo-nation-wants-to
>-build-aerial-tram-into-canyon/article_417cbe2f-0222-54
>73-b1b5-4d6d67c858b3.html
>
>Jim M
