Corridors of Time: 1,700,000,000 Years of Earth at Grand Canyon

If a scientist from another planet had to choose the one place on Earth where he could see and understand the most about the formation and development of Earth he would have only one choice: the region of Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon and its allied features, Zion and Bryce canyons, the San Francisco Peaks, and the Painted Desert, together present a stupendous history of Earth. There are some of the oldest rocks visible to man, and some of the youngest. The forces that created Earth's landscape are clearly revealed: the upheavals of collision and continental drift, the ebb and flow of great seas, the violence of Earth's buckling, the roots of alpine mountains that once rose nearly 20,000 feet near the Canyon and then were eroded away. At Grand Canyon we can see the archaeology of life, how whole generations of animal species developed and became extinct. Ron Redfern has responded to the challenge of interpreting this Earth's history with his revolutionary panoramic photography, far beyond human peripheral vision. His panoramas are complemented by exquisite full-colour graphics which combine with eloquent text to provide a unique interpretation of this awe-inspiring sight.