Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States Jan 27, 2025

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States

Carved by the Colorado River, nearly 2 billion years of Earth"s history are exposed in the layers of the Grand Canyon. While geologists continue to debate parts of the formation story of the canyon, recent studies suggest the river carved its path through the region about 5 to 6 million years ago. Since then, the river has been deepening and widening the canyon while sculpting its dramatic geographic features.

© Nick Lake/Tandem Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Jan 27, 2024Spot-billed toucanet, Brazil

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 6, 2025The Shard, London, England
Sep 8, 2025Library@orchard, Singapore
Sep 9, 2025Eurasian red squirrel
Jun 24, 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Sep 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
May 12, 2024Guanaco mother and baby
Dec 4, 2025Cheetah in Maasai Mara
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Sep 23, 2024Sea otter, Alaska, USA
Oct 20, 2025Hoffmanns two-toed sloth
Jan 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
Nov 21, 2023Grey seal pup
Feb 14, 2025Magellanic penguins
May 17, 2024African elephants, Tanzania
Nov 10, 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs
Jul 29, 2024Tigers in Uttarakhand, India
Jul 23, 2025Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Nov 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California, USA
Jul 3, 2024Meerkat family
Dec 21, 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sep 23, 2023Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, USA
Jun 8, 2025Steller sea lions
Sep 11, 2025Peña Falcon rock, Monfragüe National Park, Spain
Sep 19, 2025Thousand Islands region, St. Lawrence River, USA-Canada border
Oct 3, 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Feb 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Dec 24, 2024Half-timbered Houses of Freudenberg, Germany
Dec 10, 2025Castle of Rocca Calascio, Italy
Oct 30, 2024Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Nov 19, 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary