Coupled with John Wesley Powell's exploration records of the Grand Canyon, Thomas Moran's Noon-Day Rest in Marble Canyon underscores

a) the scale of the geological record.
b) the West as sacred space.
c) the beauty of wilderness.
d) the perils of exploration.


Answer: a

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