Glacier 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.

Mesa Verde National Park, located in Montezuma County, Colorado, was established in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. This United States landmark was designated for the preservation of several Puebloan archeological sites and the vast geologic history exhibited within the 52,485 acres of land occupied by Mesa Verde. The Ancestral Puebloans, or Mesa Verdeans, associated with the archeological sites of Mesa Verde National Park, lived in the Mesa Verde region from the mid-sixth century to the end of the thirteenth century.[3]

In regards to the geologic components of Yosemite National Park, it essentially has two main parts. The first part is the deposition and deformation of the metamorphic rocks and the emplacement of the granitic rocks during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic periods. The second part is the uplift, erosion, and glaciation that took place with the rocks during the Cenozoic period. Yosemite National Park is relatively helpful in regards to observing the display of its geologic changes. When the Cretaceous period was ending which was roughly 65 million years ago, the granitic core of the range started to become

The soils in this area are primarily Inceptisols and Spotosols. These soils formed under the colder temperatures you would expect in higher elevation mountain areas. The White Mountain National Forest climate ranges from a bitter 4°F in the winter months to a steamy 80° in the summer months. The annual average temperature ranges from about 35-46°F. The NRCS characterizes the area as "cool and humid."

It is unclear the type of precipitation, but it is projected to be rain more that heavy snow. Because these shrubs are close to the ground, they benefit from the snow because it interacts with their leaves to insulate the plant as a kind of blanket protecting it from being trampled or subject to frostbite (Buchner et al. 2013). Lastly, it is unclear whether increased precipitation would actually benefit these plants because of the effects of extreme precipitation such as flooding and soil erosion that may impact the ecosystem in which these plants grow. We hypothesize that these plants will likely struggle to survive because they continue to migrate north to cooler temperatures, but those many soon be disappearing as

If you leave your car behind and join a ranger-led hike in Southwest Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park, you'll find yourself at a spot where the scrubby pinyon-juniper forest drops off. It falls into a sandstone chasm. It reveals a maze of 800-year-old stone dwellings. They are wedged beneath an overhang in the canyon wall. They're so well preserved that it's easy to imagine you've stepped back in time. And that nothing has changed in this high desert landscape since the Ancestral Puebloans built these chambers. They were built in the 12th century.

This month my dad and I are visiting five different national treasure national parks. Today my dad and I are visiting Olympic national park. I cannot wait for this park. I heard that it was supposed to be beautiful and trust me it is.

Olympic National Park is a diverse ecosystem with 922,651 acres of wilderness, which include 60 glaciers, 13 rivers, 57 miles of coastline, over 600 miles of hiking trails and the largest herd of Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) in America. Olympic National Park ecosystems include subalpine forest, meadows, temperate rain forest, and the Pacific coastline; making this a diverse ecosystem. Because of the variety of elevations climate will vary, during october to march temperature will average “35ᵒF/2ᵒC to 50ᵒF/10ᵒC” and the rest of the year “55ᵒF/13ᵒC to 70ᵒF/21ᵒC” (Grace Lambert). Annual rainfall also varies from the western and the northeast side of the park. The western side of the park is the wettest side with an average

Summer temperatures ranging between 68°F & 88°F.; Winter temperatures often drop into the low teens; Average rainfall is 11.5 in. per year; The snowy season lasts from September-May, with an average of 43.3 in. annually.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie, officially opened on 11 november 2011. It offers free public admission.

British Colombia in Canada, much like California in the United States, used to be a shallow sea and home to much sea life and is now home to thousands of marine animal fossils. For this reason it is believed that Dinosaur Provincial Park consisted of a lot of sands and muds that are characteristic of costal plains (Sues, Henderson, & Tanke, 2010, pg. 1292). When Sues, Henderson, and Tanke (2010) where going about measuring fossil shifts and the amount of fossils that have been lost they took into account the amount of soil that erodes away every year, the vertical and horizontal distribution fossils found within the park, and large landmarks such as rivers and glaciers that could effect fossils in the area (pg.1293). Accounting for these factors

Volcanoes are one of the most intimidating natural processes that occur on this planet. Usually they are associated with danger and chaos. Volcanoes are characterized by both their composition and eruption types. In this paper we will be exploring the similarities and differences between three infamous volcanoes, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Kileaue, and the currently relevant Mt. Agung.

The area of Zion National Park is two hundred and twenty-nine square miles located in the Southwestern United States near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature is Zion Canyon which is fifteen miles long and up to eight hundred meters deep, cutting through the Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest elevation is 3,666 feet at Coal Pits Wash and the highest elevation is 8,726 feet at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Mojave Desert, and Great Basin regions, the park's unique geography and variety of life zones allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. The four life zones that can be found in Zion National Park are desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. There are two

Yellowstone National Park, established on March 1, 1872, is located on the western side of the United States. It has an area of 2,219,791 acres which meanders through Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho (Yellowstone National Park, 2013). Over the years, due to the shift in tectonic plates, the park has moved across a mantle hotspot; this is known at the Yellowstone Caldera, a volcanic system. Some other features of the landscape include, geysers, mountains, lakes, canyons and rivers. Old Faithful is Yellowstone’s most famous geyser and there are 300 other geysers throughout the park. Another feature Yellowstone National Park offers is the waterfalls. It’s most popular waterfall, Lower Falls, is about 308’ (Yellowstone

Yellowstone national park is in the united states. it was the very first national park to be established by congress on March 1st,1872 to help preserve wildlife. Yellowstone is a national treasure because it has a geyser that erupts more than other geysers it erupts very frequently but not as much as it used too.