Do you believe that the Grand Canyon is the ruins of an ancient civilization?

My wife and I are planning to hike to the bottom of the Gand Canyon and back this October. So I decided to learn how the the Grand Canyon was formed. It’s a fascinating sequence of events starting 2 billion years ago.

However I came across this (and there are other videos) saying that the Grand Canyon is basically the ruins of an ancient city that was run my Egyptians. You likely don’t want to waste your time watching that Youtube video. But it is so far removed from reasonable thought that you may find it amusing. It claims that the Smithsonian Institute collected all the Egyptian artifacts in 1907 as a coverup. It also claims that all the geological formations are really Egyptian monuments and that they all line up perfectly with the astrological formations.

I expected that the comments to the above video would be mocking/sarcastic/humorous. But I was surprised that so many people go for what I consider a peabrain idea.

I like historical geology as it tells the true and remarkable story of how the Earth changed (and life evolved) since it’s formation 4½ billion years ago.

Anyway it is my understanding that the story of the the Grand Canyon started 2 billion years ago as tall mountains (6 miles high) that eventually eroded down. Then inland seas came and receded several times (laying down the many different layers that turned into sedimentary rock). Then the entire area got lifted up a mile high (5 million years ago). Then a colossal flood (from a lake that was bigger than Lake Superior) ripped through the area and formed most of the canyon very rapidly. Later (100,000 years ago) volcanic eruptions filled the upper part of the canyon that blocked the river. The lava dam eventually broke with caused another flood that made the canyon even bigger.

What do you think?

“What seest thou else in the dark backward and abysms of time?” – The Tempest (Act 1, Scene 2)