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The golden gash of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is extraordinary when viewed from a 1,200-foot overlook.
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
You can hear it long before you see it: a swelling natural fanfare that prepares you for the
drama to come. It's the sound of white water rushing ever faster through a narrowing pas-
sage before tumbling into the great golden gash known as the Grand Canyon of the Yel-
lowstone. “It is grand, gloomy, and terrible,” wrote one early visitor. Another spoke of the
“mingledaweandterror”hefeltinitspresence.Thereiscertainlysomethingextraordinary
aboutthisgargantuan,20-milesliceetchedintheEarth'scrust,whethercontemplatedfrom
a dizzying lookout at 1,200 feet or from a rainbow-framed perch at the water's edge.
For the best view of the 109-foot Upper Falls, follow the trail that parallels South Rim
Road;thendescendUncleTom'sTrail700stepstowardthecanyonfloorandfeelthespray
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