Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Rock Canyon is an excellent site for geologic research and has been investigated by geologists from around Utah and neighboring states. With outstanding extrusions of quartzite, tillite and limestone, it’s a favored destination for hikers, rock climbers and scientists. The quartzite is considered the most unique feature of Rock Canyon as it’s one of the few clear and distinct examples of the sedimentary processes involved with a shallow marine setting. The tillite beneath the quartzite draws attention to the ancient glaciers to the past. In conjunction with the active Wasatch Fault found at its doorstep, Rock Canyon is an important place in Utah for geologists.

In class and watching this movie we find out that Chauvet Cave was discovered in December of 1994 when Christian Hillaire, Eliette Brunel-Deschamps and Jean-Marie accidently found it, because they had felt a draft. In the introduction to the movie we find out that the cave sits next to this beautiful river named Pont d’Arc. We later find out that it might be this river that feeds into the cave that brings some bones into it, such as golden eagle bones. I also find out that the entrance that these hikers had found was actually not the true entrance. We find out that the actual entrance was covered when the cave had collapsed in earlier times. I was really surprised that they were able to find the actual entrance. I thought since the cave had collapsed that it would have damaged or destroyed the original entrance.

Third, Cancun has mystifying sites and tours that are simply amazing. There are, for instance, excursions through the vast caves and the seemingly never-ending tunnels. Colorful stalactite formations resemble icicles hanging from the cave’s ceiling

Park Rangers are known throughout their profession for a number of roles. One of those roles is providing tours to the visitors who come to the park. Many parks have guided tours where tour guides are in fact the park’s park rangers. These tours may focus on historical facts, natural setting factors and park visitation. During these tours, the park rangers will lecture and may show short films as well to give visitors a better overview of how the park works and information regarding the historical surroundings.

The site is of major geoconservation significance because of being the only place on earth where rocks from the earth’s mantle - 6 km

Lascaux Cave, known in France as the Grotte de Lascaux, is a cave in France which houses prehistoric works of art. Lascaux Cave is broken off into sections which include the Axial Gallery, the famous Hall of the Bulls, the Chamber of Felines, the Nave,

The Wyandotte caves are made out of limestone like any other cave in Indiana but the Wyandotte cave has a “cliff ”so when people go they have to be careful. There is a Mount Baldy in California but the one in indiana is special. Mount Baldy isn't a mountain, it’s a sand dune. Sand dunes are mountains hills and ridges with sand on them and they “Hide” behind beaches and are affected by tides. In other words Mount Baldy is a mountain with sand on it. Mount Baldy is also known as the “living” sand dune, because every year it is someplace new, South of the shore of Lake

This concept is manifested in the inquiry as I will be reviewing the levels of rainfall and the sizes of stalactites from smallest to largest in Princess Margaret Rose Cave.

Mesa Verde National Park on the Colorado Plateau contains many geological aspects of interest, including its sedimentary rock layers, its canyons, its alcoves utilized by ancient people and how these alcoves were formed. Mesa Verde National Park is located in the southwest corner of Colorado, close to the Four Corners area, on top of a high mesa overlooking the Mancos River (Harris et al. 2004). The park, covering 81 square miles, consists of several main sedimentary formations that are characteristic to the park (Encyclopedia Britannica 2015). Canyons are carved into the sedimentary rock, with the cave dwellings found high on their steep walls. These dwellings are an especially unique aspect to the Mesa Verde National Park, and are built out of large alcoves. The alcoves were produced by weathering and erosion of the sedimentary rock type. To better understand how these alcoves formed, we must understand the geology of Mesa Verde National Park and how it has developed over history.

This article was talking about the uniqueness of the 11th Unnamed Cave and it tries to theorized on how the site was used. The article did a good job of explaining the why there are so many mud balls on the ceilings. The authors tries to show both supporting and disproving that the mud balls were there is because they were used to hunt bats. They also use radio carbon dating to try to get close to the dates that the sites were occupied. The articles showed many hypothesize and they were able to make claims to help them prove their points base of off the evidence that was found at the cites. While there were some good parts of the article there were some that I was questioning. Like how did they see some of the images from the petroglyph because I tried looking it from multiple angle and I was not able to see the images that they were talking about. Also, the there were a conflict between the radio carbon dating dates and the artifacts that was found dates. For example, the carbon dating material said that the time that the cave was used is around the Mississippian period. However, some of the artifacts that was found indicate that there were traces of Early to Middle Woodland people are there. Human behaviors varies and it is very hard to pin-point what something

The authors said there were signs of human activities in the caves and that there are more archaeological work that need to be done.

Louis, there is the Meramec Cavern. Tourists are allowed to enter the cave and there are informational and educational kiosks that provide the user with background information on the history of the cave such as how it was formed, who it was founded by, the reason the founder took and interest in the cave, and why the cave is significant. You can also take a tour through the cave which lasts around an hour and a half. This tour takes you throughout the entire cave. A major part of the tour is when you arrive at what seems to be a pool of water at the end of the cave. The tour guide then shows you that the pool comes out on the other side of a rock wall. This pool was used by Jesse James to stash his stolen goods and hideout from the police. The Meramec Cavern also offers ziplining outside the cave and a small river that you can canoe or kayak

The Chauvet Cave, which is located in the southern part of modern day France, is full of Palaeolithic (Paleolithic) paintings created about thirty to thirty-three thousand years ago. The last Ice Age period was estimated to be around one-hundred-and-ten to twelve-thousand years ago, and places this within it. However, it was only discovered about twenty-two years ago in 1994 by a group of “cavers” led by the man himself, Jean-Marie Chauvet. Today, the cave is compelling to many observers as it is described to be loaded with “skillfully executed” charcoal and carved creations including animals such as horses/stallions, deer-like figures, lions, hyenas, owls, panthers, and rhinos.

Mammoth Cave is found in Mammoth Cave National Park that was founded in 1941. Currently, it is the longest cave known in the world with approximately 350 miles of underground interconnected chambers and passages. Mapping and exploration continues and seems like it has no end. Mammoth Cave National Park is situated near Park City in south central Kentucky. It lies in forested and hilly areas of three counties; Hart, Edmonson, and Barren. It occupies about 50,000 acres. A landscape that is mainly covered by the solution features such as sinking streams, large springs, sinking holes, and caves is referred to as karst. For instance, as shown in figure 1.

I chose Carlsbad Caverns as my choice for a U.S. National Park. It is a location I myself have personally been to and absolutely loved the visit. Carlsbad Caverns is located in the southeastern part of New Mexico in the Guadalupe Mountains. The process that made Carlsbad Caverns is not exactly covered in our book. The only thing I could find that is even close to or has any similarities is speleothems and those are formations that can be found throughout the cavern. The process that created Carlsbad Caverns is called sulfuric acid speleogenesis. This process happens when a mixture of rainwater and hydrogen sulfide(found in the soil) creates sulfuric acid. It begins to eats away at the limestone in the mountain internally creating underground