From the Aug. 4,1940 issue of LIFE, 77 years ago this week—VACATIONS: American’s Summer Travels Take Many to Grand Canyon. According to LIFE, and “Now the summer climbs to its mid-season peak. Over the warm land moves a host of Americans on vacation. More than ever dreamed they could,vacationing Americans travel. They get absent from their year-round life by going to see something different…approximately 300000 vacationers get to the Grand Canyon and stand on the rim wondering at the distinguished soil gash. Some things never change. The image above ran with the following caption: “A gay vacationer cools off at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.” (George Strock—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #Waterfalls #GrandCany
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