Grand Canyon Moran Point.

by Wayne Moran

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Grand Canyon Moran Point.

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Wayne Moran

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Photograph - Fine Art Photography

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Moran Point is one of the most spectacular vistas from the south rim of the Grand Canyon.

I do not know if we were related to these Morans but certainly makes for an interesting conversation. This is from a recent Arizona Grand Canyon Adventure.

Moran Point is a popular spot on the South Rim for gazing into the canyon. It is situated near the main park visitor center a few miles east of the Grand Canyon Village. Many people erroneously assume it is named for famed American landscape artist Thomas Moran, but it is probably named instead for his brother, Peter Moran, an accomplished artist in his own right. Peter Moran traveled to the South Rim in 1881 with explorer and Army Captain John Bourke, who probably named the point in his honor. Thomas Moran never saw the South Rim until 1892 when he visited as a guest of the Santa Fe Railway. To read more about Thomas Moran’s significance to American art, visit our Landscape Art page. A spur from Desert View Drive allows visitors to pull over and enjoy canyon vistas. The point is due south of Cape Royal viewpoint on the North Rim. Though only separated by eight miles across the chasm, it would take hundreds of miles of driving from Moran Point to reach the Cape Royal viewpoint.
http://grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu/sites_rimviewpoints_moranpoint.html

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