Grand
   Canyon

... Evidence in Support of Biblical Catastrophe.

The Grand Canyon provides a tremendous example of the results of large-scale erosion, which is important in developing an understanding of the mechanisms likely to have been active in the Biblical Noachian deluge. There are several creation science organizations that offer tours to the Grand Canyon, and rafting trips down the Colorado river with instructors that can illustrate the relevance of the monument for creation geologists.

Grand Canyon; Grand and Young by Stephen Cox. University of Arizona. Winter 2003

For many years creation scientists have taught that the Grand Canyon was formed rapidly when a large lake on the northern border of the Colorado Plateau broke through its barrier and eroded the canyon rapidly. In contrast, secular science has taught that the Colorado river eroded the canyon over millions of years based on the uniformitarian assumptions. However, researchers have only recently determined that the Grand Canyon is a geologic infant in comparison to previous estimates, and it has been concluded that indeed much of the canyon was eroded rapidly as a result of dam failure.

NEWS:
The Grand Canyon's National Park Service bookstore has come under fire for shelving a creation science book titled "Grand Canyon: A Different View," which was compiled by Colorado River guide Tom Vail. Geologists from several major societies have petitioned the park for its removal.

• Geologists in an Uproar - Geologists demand removal of book from Grand Canyon National Park by Answers in Genesis
• Grand Canyon 'Coffee Table' Book Too Controversial for Evolutionists Agape Press Jan 7, 2004
• Chasm over creationism grows from canyon book Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 11, 2004
• Critics Say the Park Service Is Letting Religion and Politics Affect Its Policies NYTimes Jan 18, 2004
• A Grand Canyon schism The Boston Globe 1/19/04
• At Grand Canyon Park, a Rift Over Creationist Book Washington Post Jan 20, 2004
• Challenging Canyon Orthodoxy -  Christianity Today Magazine 2/11/04
• National Park Service Embraces Creationism 2/26/04

Articles From Creationists

• Climbing the Ladder of Life In Grand Canyon by David Menton
• Excessively Old "Ages" for Grand Canyon Lava Flows by Steven A. Austin, Ph.D.
• Fossil pollen in the Grand Canyon Creation Ex Nihilo 12(1):38–39
• Geologists in an uproar - Geologists demand removal of book from Grand Canyon National Park
• Grand Canyon creationist review by Timothy H. Heaton. Non creationist review of Grand Canyon Monument to the Catastrophe by Steven Austin
• Grand Canyon; Is it Really "Exhibit A" for Evolution and the Old Earth by John D. Morris, Ph.D.
• Grand Canyon Lava Flows Impact No. 178 April 1988 by Steven A. Austin, Ph.D.
• Grand Canyon Legend According to the Havasupai Indians Creation Ex Nihilo 7(3):11
• Grand Canyon Adventure Links by the ICR
• Grand Canyon--Monument to Catastrophe - Review of Steven Austin's book - by Does God Exist
• Grand Canyon: Monument to the World-wide Flood Creation 18(2):28 March 1996
• Grand Canyon Startling Evidence for Noah’s Flood by Andrew A. Snelling, Steven A. Austin, Creation Ex Nihilo 15(1)
• How Long Does it Take for a Canyon to Form? by John Morris
• How was the Grand Canyon Formed by Curt Sewell
• Nautiloid Research at Grand Canyon Acts & Facts Vol. 30 No. 8 August 2001
• Pleistocene Lava Dams of Western Grand Canyon, Arizona by Scott Rugg, and Steven Austin. Presented at the Fourth International Conference on Creationism Pittsburgh, PA, August 3-8, 1998
• Discordant Potassium-Argon Model and Isochron Ages for Cardenas Basalt and Associated Dabase of Eastern Grand Canyon by Steven A. Austin, Ph.D. and Andrew Snelling
• The Canyon of Canyons Review by Brown, R. H.of Grand Canyon; Monument to the Catastrophe by Steven Austin
• Were Grand Canyon Limestones Deposited By Calm and Placid Seas? by Steven A. Austin, Ph.D.

Grand Canyon Adventure Tours

Several organizations and ministries provide trips each year to the Grand Canyon for rafting and hiking with instructors that can describe the geology of the canyon formation.

• Canyon Ministries  - Christian Grand Canyon Trip Raft the canyon and learn how Noah's flood contributed to the formation - Next trip launching August 18th, 2002
  • Christian Grand Canyon Trip - Pictures from past rafting trips
• Grand Canyon Creation Tour by the Institute for Creation Research
  • Grand Canyon Trip 2002 Report
  • Details Concerning Bus Tour ICR
  • Details Concerning Raft Trips ICR
  • Details Concerning Backpacking Groups ICR
• Great 'creation vacations' by Answers in Genesis - AiG Grand Canyon raft trip.
  • Photo Album - Grand Canyon Tour 2001 by AiG

Educational Media

• Grand Canyon and God's Word - Free 63min audio message by Gary Parker, presented Feb 24-15, 2005 (7.4MB WAV file)
• Grand Canyon, Monument to Catastrophe - A creationist guidebook to the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau. by Steven A. Austin, ed.: 1994, Institute for Creation Research, Santee, Calif. ISBN # 0-932766-33-1.
• Grand Canyon Monument to the Flood Educational documentary by the Institute for Creation Research featuring 5 geologists.
• The Grand Canyon Catastrophe VHS documentary by Keziah and American Portrait Films.
• Grand Canyon: A Different View - Colorado River guide Tom Vail tells how the Grand Canyon formed over the evolutionary time scale of millions of years.
• Grand Canyon: A Biblical View of Earth History Real Player Video Seminar by Andrew Snelling PhD

Secular Resources on the Canyon

• Differential incision of the Grand Canyon related to Quaternary faulting—Constraints from U-series and Ar-Ar dating Geology: Vol. 30, No. 8, pp. 739–742
• Geological Dating Principles Questioned - strata experiments - Could the 800km long and 500m high TONTO GROUP in the Grand Canyon have taken just weeks to form, rather than the 70 million years ascribed to it ?
• Grand Canyon Adventure Links Resource list Compiled by ICR
• Grand Canyon Association
• Grand Canyon Geologic Infant University of Arizona 19-Jul-02
• Grand Canyon grand and young by Stephen Cox. University of Arizona. Winter 2003
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Grand Canyon National Park (National Park Service)
• Grand Canyon National Park Photos
• GRAND CANYON Explorer
• Grand Canyon -- TheCanyon.com Web Directory
• Image Index page for Grand Canyon paleogeography (historical geology) computer graphics
• The American Experience Lost in the Grand Canyon Film by PBS

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