Word: canyons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Richard Marks, 50, the superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, stepped aboard a 19-ft. Boston Whaler last month to hear it for himself. Skimming eastward across the azure expanses of Lake Mead, Marks and two park rangers maneuvered their craft into the lower reaches of the Colorado River. Soon the majestic red walls of the Grand Canyon towered overhead. They cut the engine, grounded the boat on a sandbar and waited quietly...
...sight. Moments later, an airplane appeared, swooped by so its passengers could enjoy a leisurely view of the gorge and soared away. Soon another light plane buzzed above the gorge. In an hour, Marks counted nine different aircraft. "To someone who spends several days hiking into the Grand Canyon and then gets bombarded," he said, "this is a heck of a problem...
...BEGIN WITH, when I arrived here in 1983, it didn't even really exist. The majority of the Square had been replaced by a giant canyon of concrete and twisted metal, the likes of which had not been seen since the days of the London V-2 blitz. The real problem, however, was what surrounded the subway's gaping...
...most when they enter a showroom. Whatever models consumers choose to buy, they may spend more time behind the wheel because of cheap gas. Economists expect to see an increase in cross-country driving this summer, which will benefit businesses around vacation spots from Disney World to the Grand Canyon...
...years ago, muscles were the most important thing," says Arnold Schwarzenegger. "People knew me for one thing, body building. They wanted to see me with the muscles. But eventually I think they will forget about the 'Body.' " Well, maybe, but they have not forgotten the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls or any other awesome force of nature. Nor are they soon likely to ignore Schwarzenegger's biceps, which are about as big around as watermelons at harvest time, his calves, which appear to have the diameter of a California redwood, or his stomach, which seems to be made of Vermont granite...