However, the President won handily, 219 electoral votes to 49 for Clay, 11 for Floyd, and 7 for Wirt. Van Buren would follow Jackson to the presidency four years later, but he would have to deal with Jackson's bank stance, which caused the economic Panic of 1837. Citations Address of the National Republican Convention to the People of the United States, Baton Rouge Gazette, January 21, 1832, 2.
Credit: National Park Service. View full size image. The Grand Canyon is indeed a very big hole in the ground. It is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and more than a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 meters) deep. It is the result of constant erosion by the Colorado River over millions of years.t is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and more than a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 meters) deep. It is the result of constant erosion by the Colorado River over millions of years.
Tumbleweed in Antelope Canyon. Did you know that the upper canyon is sometimes called all of the following names: Slot Canyon, Wind Cave, Grotto Cave or âThe Crack.â It was first discovered in 1931 by a young Navajo girl who was herding sheep in the area.Photo #22 by Brent Pearson.pper Antelope Canyon is at about 4,000 feet elevation. It is the most popular of the two canyons since the upper has a fairly flat ground which requires no climbing.