Amazing Mountains and Canyons Arizona is very nice in terms of mountains. If you see the Grand Canyon, your jaws will drop. The Grand Canyon is very orange, and very deep. If you do not like looking straight forward, go on the skywalk. You will be on glass, ( remember to put the paper supplied on your legs, or you will scratch the glass) and you could look down and see the …show more content…
Did you know that Arizona has 26 peaks of 10,000 feet or taller? Out of all the states in the U.S., Arizona has the largest percentage of its land designated as Indian lands. All New England, plus the state of Pennsylvania would fit inside Arizona. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has the only public transport system that goes over an active airport taxiway. Arizona is the 48th State, before Alaska (49) and Hawaii (50). Did you know that Arizona and Hawaii are the only states in the U.S. that do not observe daylight savings? What Happened Before Arizona’s history is very important as well. In the 1870’s, the population was 9658 people. In 1981, the population was over 2,000,000 people. Arizona's population grew then. It grew about 1,990,000 people, in 111 years! The capital was first established in Prescott, in 1867 changed to Tucson, and was eventually moved in 1889 to Phoenix. So, that means Arizona has changed a lot. In 1869, John Wesley Powell explored the Grand Canyon by boat. That must have been a tough ride because the Grand Canyon was very big, and he would have his arms tired right after he was done. That also must have been a fun experience because the Grand Canyon was so nice. It was very orange so, looking up must have been enjoyable. In 1854, Copper is discovered in Arizona. Well, that explains why Arizona is famous for copper. There was also gold found recently after