Reaserching the map: Real World Inspirations - Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is one of the seven wonders of the world, and it's no surprise it has a reputation like that. The scale and size of it makes it an immense landmark of natural beauty. Its size and depth make it inspiring in many creative ways, and not including a location like this in our stories would be a huge missed opportunity. My initial idea would be to use this site as a mass gang-hideout, almost a city of thieves living in the canyons walls. This would make them hard to see and reach for the time period. Arial battles with birds would be particularly amazing in an environment such as this.