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Black Canyon

American  

noun

  1. a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada: site of Boulder Dam.


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There’s also a restaurant, Black Canyon Grill, open daily for lunch in summer; open Fridays to Sundays for most of March, April, May, September and October; and closed November to February.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024

In February, Smith flew below safe altitude near western Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison and paid a $530 fine, according to the National Park Service statement.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023

The complex is in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022

Chaffin met Adam fly fishing in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2018

Although Black Canyon is rather shorter than ordinary for that kind of story, it is an excellent work.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Robert Louis Stevenson

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