NativeAmericansbuiltsettlementsinthecaveswithinthecanyonbeforetheemigrationofEuropeans.ItwasalsoconsideredtobeasiteofpilgrimagebythePueblopeople.ThefirstrecordedvisittotheGrandCanyonbytheEuropeanswasin1869.Although,itisnotthedeepestcanyonintheworld,itisknownforitsextremelyhugesizeandbeautifullyintricatelandscape.TheGrandCanyonNationalParkissaidtobeoneofthefirstNationalParksintheUnitedStatesandattractsmorethanfivemillionvisitorsayear.WeatherconditionsintheGrandCanyonvaryagreatdealbetweenseasonsaswellaselevation.Whilewintersnowisexperiencedbythehigherelevatedforestedrims,theinnergorgehasadeserttemperaturebecauseofthelowelevation.