The Grand Canyon & the Colorado River, Arizona Wildlife found along the river All images are the property of Rhett Butler, copyright 2003. Contact me regarding use and reproduction. Fire ant Fire ant Beetle Desert Spiny Lizard Wasp Wasps Whiptail Lizard Whiptail Lizard Whiptail Lizard Desert Bighorn Dragonfly Sceloporus magister Elves Chasm Frog Elves Chasm Frog Elves Chasm Frog Elves Chasm Frog Elves Chasm Frog Elves Chasm Frog Big Horn Sheep Big Horn Sheep Big Horn Sheep Sceloporus magister Sceloporus magister Sceloporus magister Condor Lizard Trout Grand Canyon Wildlife Marble Canyon Put In Little Colorado | Canyon Pics, Anasazi Rapids Blacktail Creek; Elves Chasm | Deer Creek Canyon Havasu Canyon Take Out; Las Vegas Rafting the Colorado is a fun and exciting way to see one the world's most spectacular natural formations, the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park, a World Heritage Site, encompasses 1,218,375 acres and lies on the Colorado Plateau in northwestern Arizona. The land is semi-arid and consists of raised plateaus and structural basins typical of the southwestern United States. Drainage systems have cut deeply through the rock, forming numerous steep-walled canyons. Forests are found at higher elevations while the lower elevations are comprised of a series of desert basins. [National Park Service Excerpt] Recommended travel guides on the Grand Canyon: