Retail Guidebook
“Black Canyon Water Trail Guide”
One of 100’s of facts and tips:
Fifteen million years ago, Black Canyon’s dark rock was being formed by a series of volcanic eruptions. Magma — a complex, extremely hot mixture of molten and semi-molten rock and chemicals — bubbled beneath the earth’s surface pushing its way up through the elements to become lava which formed hard rock. Water, over millions of years, carved these canyons through dense and solid rock.
One of 100’s of facts and tips:
Look up. You may, if you’re lucky, experience a rare sighting of a peregrine falcon. Once endangered through the use of pesticides, peregrine falcons were not seen in Nevada for 26 years. In 1995, they were spotted within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Today the 1.5 million-acre recreation area is home to several pairs of nesting falcons in the high cliff walls of Black Canyon
32-page water resistant guidebook with hundreds of navigational tips and interpretive clips. Written to showcase prestigious National Water Trail designation, conferred by the U.S. Department of Interior.
For the National Park Service @ Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Lower Colorado River Water Trail Alliance.