The Roaring Silence?

Unlike its big brother the Grand Canyon, with its dramatic vistas that stretch far and wide, the Little Colorado River Gorge is remarkably narrow. The Gorge is so narrow, in fact, that visitors approaching the edge of the canyon are astonished at the deep, almost black abyss that falls directly below them. Here the river channels through such a tight area while making its rapid descent over the next 30 miles to the Grand Canyon that the sound of rushing water and waterfalls rise up through the Gorge to the utter amazement of captivated visitors. When I visited, there was no water. Only silence flowed through the Gorge, located north of Gray Mountain and east of Dead Indian Canyon. Red Butte rises in the background. June 11, 2009