Castillo de San Marcos, is one of the first successful forts entirely made of stone. For tourists, everywhere you look you could see something that exist in the 16 hundreds. The fort has endured many wars and conflicts,but still stands tall in Augustine Texas . Castillo de San Marcos would be a very interesting memorial to visit.…
The Island got its name from the Spanish explorer, Juan Manuel de Ayala who named it “la Isla de Los Alcatrances” (the Island of Pelicans). In the early 1850s Alcatraz was used as a federal fort and it had its own brigade. The United States Army built a fortress at the top of the island. By the late 1850s the military had converted the island into a military prison. During the Civil war it was used as a facility to house prisoners that were confederate sympathizers, deserters, and murderers.…
Yosemite National Park, located in the central eastern portion of California, has been founded since 1890. The park is known for its natural habitats and abstract scenery. Tourist enjoy hiking in Tuolumne Meadows, lodging in Yosemite Valley, fishing in the Eastern Sierra and even skiing in the Mammoth Lakes mountain resort. But what any do not know is that all of these attractions were created by one phenomenon, glaciation.…
Mesa Verde National Park is in the Colorado Corner of the Four Corner area. When the Mesa Verde region was uplifted, the streams cut themselves into pediments and divided into two components. One was the McElmo Creek which flows to the west and the other was the Mancos River which drains the cuesta. The Mesa Verde is a cuesta that slopes gently to the south. A cuesta is a hill with a step on one side and a gentle slope on the other.…
There was about 60 different glaciers at one time across the Wasatch Fault, with only a few that flowed beyond the mouths of the canyon. The biggest of these glaciers were in Little Cottonwood Canyon and Bells Canyon, it was 12 miles long and about 850 feet deep (Eldredge). Summertime, cars can drive a few miles on the gravel road to a forest service campground. (Harris) They are many features that the park is used for specially hundreds years ago as it was used for mining, the first resettlement individuals used it to find gold silvers compared to now that it’s used for skiing or even just as hiking sites or either camping which provides individuals with good exposure of the area.…
The Everglades calm, peaceful, and elegant but something terrible is happening to the Everglades. The water for the Everglades it's peaceful calm and clean or at least it was before we got there. When we got there we took their water pumps it into houses with no regard to the wildlife or indigenous flora The Everglades is slowly dying and getting polluted by us. The Everglades is a very fragile ecosystem,” even the tiniest change can have a large impact” (quote from Past and Present: The Florida Everglades by Toby Haskell ).…
This Artistic movement was founded in the the mid-19th century and consist of many landscapes artist that had the same views derived from romanticism. The painters had accumulated paintings from the Hudson River and many surroundings areas. Now, our generation of painters have with the school and expanded the places to have a wider variety of landscapes. These painting were created by artist that went to these aesthetic places and painted exactly what they saw. If some places were too difficult to paint they would take notes about what they discerned and later modify or add their artwork.…
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.…
INTRODUCTION National parks have been created all around America. One of the parks in northern California is Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lassen Volcanic has volcanoes, steaming fumaroles, and hydrothermal vents. It is well known for the Lassen Peak eruption of 1915.This essay will talk about History, Climate, Geology, Location, and Miscellaneous.…
Corcovado National Park in the south pacific region of Costa Rica was founded on October 24, 1975 as a conservational effort against logging and commercial road building. This is because the ecosystem services provided by the tropical rainforest are abundant. According to National Geographic, the area is “the most biologically intense place on earth in terms of biodiversity. ”(National Geographic).…
Since its inception the National Park System has been about conserving America’s beautiful natural places. Congress and President Abraham Lincoln put what is today Yosemite National Park under the protection of the state of California Yellowstone was made America’s first National Park by President U.S. Grant in1872 .President Theodore Roosevelt was one of the Parks greatest patrons during his presidency 5 new parks, 18 National Monuments, 4 game refuges, 51 bird sanctuaries, and over 100 million acres of National Forest mostly to protect cliff dwellings pueblo ruins and early missions. On August 25th 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that created the National Park Service.…
Culture/history (Elliot) The culture of the rocky mountain region is very diverse. There are many festivals, art shows, eateries, theater, and concerts are some of the things you can do in this culture filled region. Culture and religion Wildlife/Physical Features (Everyone) Common animals are Elks, Bighorn sheeps, moose, cougars, bobcats, bears. The Rocky Mountains are teeming with aquatic and aerial life forms.…
One of the videos that I chose was “Children in Foster Care” because I have always found stories of children in foster care very interesting even though more times than not they are very heart breaking. Foster care is for children who have either lost a family member, like a parent, or their parents cannot provide the right type of care for them so they are put into a foster home. Foster care can be very detrimental for child because they are usually scared or will give up because of the amount of hardships that come along with it. Children who are placed in foster care are usually bounced a lot from home to home, and some of these homes may not be located in the same town. These children often times have to change schools quite a bit…
It consists of nearly 300 geysers, 12 major rivers, active volcanoes, more than 290 waterfalls, etc. This makes it an important place as it is home to many different species and natural elements. The Yellowstone National Park has to combat numerous dangers such as climate change and development which can possibly ruin or damage its environment. It has to take care of all its aspects in order for the vast amount of ecosystems to function. Flora and Fauna are the key elements for the parks survival.…
Like much of this area of the country, Estes Park was heavily influenced by the gold rush of the 1850’s. this town was one of the many places prospectors and explorers came to in search of riches. Most of these individuals came from out east when they saw the news about all the gold out west. Estes Park is a small mountain town in western Colorado, located in Larimer County. The town is part of the Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the country’s 58 national parks.…