Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde is a national park everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime. It 's a site to behold and one full of history and intrigue. For those with a passion for archeology it is a gold mine of interesting ruins, artifacts, and new discoveries to be made. Mesa Verde is a national park as well as a world heritage center. It is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.…
The Charles Pinckney Nation Park is a 28-acre remnant of Charles Pinckney's Snee Farm, a rice and indigo plantation. The farm once fed the Charleston and International markets. On the site is an 1828 Low country coastal cottage that serves as a museum and visitor center. The park is located near Mount Pleasant South Carolina.…
Dante's Peak is located in Washington, in the Cascade Mtns. In the movie version most of the scene are either realistic or nonrealistic. Specific Evidence is going to be presented in this essay along with my notes I took during the movie, and all the facts I have gathered during the movie. Dante's peak is located in the State of Washington, in the Cascade Mountains. Gas Content was that was being presented had sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and methane.…
John Day Fossil Bed National Monument is one of the monuments in Oregon. This national monument was established on October 8, 1975, has 21.88 miles of land, and is located in Kimberly, OR. Oregon Caves National Monument the second monument in Oregon. Established on July 12, 1909, 7.124 miles of land and in located near Cave Junction, OR. The trails of Oregon are Abiqua falls Trailhead located near Scotts Mills, OR; Smith Rock State Park located in Terrebonne, OR; Silver creek falls located near Sublimy, OR; Angles rest a hiking and trail in Portland, OR; and Opal creek wilderness in located in the Wilamette National Forest, in Lyons, OR.…
The Everglades National park is a place full of exotic plants and animals. The Everglades is a place with a lot of interesting facts as well as an interesting story. Even though it is a truly amazing place it had a lot of problems the last few decades. The Everglades have had a lot of history, problems, and issues facing recent attempts. To begin, the Everglades has had a lot of history to it.…
The Joshua Tree has Dagger like spines to help protect the tree. It grows in the Mojave Desert. The Joshua tree gives shelter for many animals. Gives food for animals. The Joshua Tree’s adaptation is it's always repopulating so the species never dies of.…
Wet N' Wild Palm Springs, previously named Oasis Water Park is in Palm Springs, California. Inspired by the water parks of the 1950s, this is the perfect destination for tubing, huge slides, pool floats, and more! Surf music, old woodie cars will surely evoke nostalgia. While Palm Springs is full of hot springs, stylish houses and golf courses, it's also got other neat places to hang out at too! Once you've washed off the chlorine from the pools you can head out to local joints like Palm Greens cafe.…
The Petrified Forest is located in Calistoga, California. The petrified trees in the forest were buried for 3.4 million years until they were discovered in 1870. All the petrified exhibits are on the main trail of the forest. The Petrified Forest is located in the beautiful wine country of Napa Valley. The nearby Castello di Amorosa is replica of a 13th-century Tuscan castle.…
Day 1 Today, my family and I went to Death Valley National Park. My dad had some vacation days from work so we used them to come. My sister wouldn’t stop asking “Are we there yet?” all the way here in our car. As soon as we got here we checked into a hotel to make sure we had somewhere to sleep.…
Canaima National Park, Venezuela Spread over 12,000 sq. mile Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela. In 1994, it was granted UNESCO world heritage site status due to the unique rock formation called Tepuis or flat top mountains. The tepuis are of great geological interest and about 65% of the park is covered with these mountains.…
e crux of the issue began in 1986 when then, Conoco Inc. entered into an agreement with the government of Ecuador to explore for oil in Block 16. Block 16 was a 500,000-acre area of untouched rainforest in the Amazon Forest (Wasserstrom, R., & Reider, S., 1997, August 18). Conoco’s plan included prospecting for oil and if oil was found to build two more tributary pipelines to tie into the already existing Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE). Their plans also included a 120 km road that was to run alongside the pipelines to help with access and egress into the site. Opposition to the proposed plan was almost immediate due to the location of the site.…
Bolivia is a small country amongst the gigantic Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Chile and for that reason it often gets overlooked as a side-trip if there is time. But there is no better time to visit Bolivia than now, there are a variety of historical, cultural and physical activities that will please almost every traveler. From XXX to XXX, XXXX. But what makes Bolivia most attractive to most travelers it is a very inexpensive country to travel through and can make for a very affordable adventure through land that appears out of this world. Where else can you bike the world’s most dangerous road, explore the planet’s largest salt flats and hike along the highest lake int he world all on one vacation?…
Daniel and Erick have brought out many ideas that our society has failed to acknowledge. The dilemma in Colorado is very similar to the event that occurred when BP accidentally dumped toxic waste into the Gulf Coast. 87 days later after the event the government estimated that about 170 million gallons of oil had spilled. This incident to the lives of 11 workers, turtles, birds and all wildlife that consider the gulf coast their home. Although this incident occurred five years ago the animals life span has tripled, and animals such as specific turtles are endanger.…
There are also many attraction for older audiences. One of the most popular tourist attractions is the Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is a mile-deep canyon and is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world and also being one of the 7 wonders of the world. Another attraction is the Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam is a testimony to the country’s ability to build monolithic things in the most adverse conditions.…
The Little Grand Canyon may have a lot to see and go to like it has two picnic shelters, two pioneer camps, and Six back country. It also has three miles of hiking trails and seven miles of back country trails. There is just a one problem with the Grand Canyon, soil in the Grand Canyon is very, soft and sandy, every time it rains, it would wash away the erosion. Then small ditches were etched into the farmland.…