The Grand Canyon Turned Into a Sea of Clouds

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1/4 In this photo provided by the National Park Service, visitors look out from Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Dec. 11, 2014. AP Photo/National Park Service, Michael Quinn
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2/4 Dense clouds at the south rim of the Grand Canyon on Dec. 11, 2014. AP Photo/National Park Service, Maci MacPherson
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3/4 Another shot of dense clouds brimming at the south rim of the Grand Canyon on Dec. 11, 2014. AP Photo/National Park Service, Maci MacPherson
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4/4 The Grand Canyon cuts a wide swath, as seen from South Kaibab Trail in 2010. AP Photo/Carson Walker
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A cloud inversion occurred the other day, shrouding one of the most impressive aspects of the 277-mile long Grand Canyon from view.

Since the Grand Canyon is so massive, it could take days for the clouds to clear of its deep ravines, officials said. To put things in perspective, the canyon, which has been slowly cut by the Colorado River, averages 4,000 feet deep for its entire 277 miles. At its deepest point, the canyon is 6,000 feet deep and is 18 miles at its widest, according to the National Park Service.

That creates a huge holding tank for trapped moisture.

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