Indian Spring Park on the Brazos River in Waco, Texas

Upon returning from his annual two-week vacation in early July of 2002, the treasurer of the Spring Valley Forest Products Corporation, a Mr. Fred Firr, found the firm's audited balance sheet as of June 30 on his desk. Close scrutiny of the company's financial condition as reported in this document suggested to Mr. Firr that the cash flow picture for the enterprise was deteriorating. In times gone by, the firm had been able to maintain sizeable cash balances in its bank of account, Tippecanoe Trust Company, during the major portion of the fiscal year, and had found only modest seasonal borrowings necessary. Recently, however, a lengthening of credit terms to customers necessitated by intense

Keowee-Toxaway State Park is located just outside of the town of Pickens, SC. Nestled into what is locally referred to as the Cherokee Foothills, Keowee-Toxaway State Park is situated on lands that were once inhabited by the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokee heritage is honored by an interpretive center and a short trail through the woods. Both the center and the trail provide a lot of information on the Cherokee history and way of life. The campground at Keowee-Toxaway State Park is one of nicest that you will find anywhere. Tent camping is offered on a small forested hill that provides a nice view of the forests and other natural beauty of the area. The sloping terrain of the hillside where the tent loop of campground is located has been leveled

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.

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]

Since Texas did not have many lakes people took it into their own hands to build lakes in the state. One of these lakes is called Joe Pool Lake which is in Southern Dallas. This lake took more than 25 years of planning and over a decade of construction (Joe Pool Lake 2008). The lake opened in 1989 and became one of the most popular destinations in Dallas (Joe Pool Lake 2008). The lake includes things such as lake parks, camping, boat ramps, marinas, hunting, and fishing. This is a great place for both residents and tourists. You can see the beauty of the natural geography and enjoy the man-made geography. It has a surface area of 7,400 acres when full and has over 60 miles of shoreline (joe Pool Lake 2008). This man-made location is great for

Near the small town of San Antonio, NM is a spectacular display of one of nature's finest balanced beauty and wilderness paradise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, situated on the northern edge of the Chihuahuan desert and straddling the Rio Grande. Fitting is the name Bosque del Apache, meaning "woods of the Apache," a reminder of the Apache peoples of long ago who lived along the Rio Grande. The 57,331-acre refuge was established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an effort aimed to preserve the area as a wildlife habitat. The nucleus of the refuge is 7,000 acres of flood-plain, an extensive area of wetlands and farmlands. Arid foothills and towering mesas ascend to the Chupadera Mountains

Have you ever been to a Licking County park? I have been to both Licking County State Parks. I am going to explain some of the similarities and differences of Buckeye Lake State Park and Flint Ridge State Park, which is really more of a National park because it is a massive park which I will explain in later paragraphs. I am going to talk about why these parks are so well known their terrain and some of the things that can be seen at these state parks. There are many different parks in Licking County but there are two well known state parks, Buckeye Lake State Park and Flint Ridge State Park, in some ways they are the same and some ways are very different.

Joshua Tree National Park proves the desert stereotype of being empty and lifeless entirely wrong. It is the complete opposite, as a matter of fact, it provides various species of animals, unique rock formations, plenty of hiking trails, the beautiful Joshua Tree itself, etc. It also provides solitude, silence, and captivating skies. This distinct desert land located in Southern California with an area of 1,234 mi², was officially named a national monument by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936 and became a national park on October 31, 1994. The park received its name due to the fact that it is surrounded by these spiky trees, which received their name when a group of Mormon settlers saw the tree’s leaves stretching outward guiding

The Arches National Park is located just outside of Moab. Moab is located in Utah. The Arches National Park has a large area of 76,000 acres.Over the past years, 2,000 arches have formed. 300 million years ago, The Arches National Park was underwater. After the seas dried up, they left behind thousands of feet of salt. The layers of salt were covered in sand and other sediments soon after it dried up. Sedimentary rock was formed when all of the sediments pressed together. Over millions of years, the red rocks were deposited, making them the way they are now. Erosion has shaped them into what they look like now during those years. The water soon flowed through and didn’t give the top rock any support causing it to just buckle and collapse.

The Tex Wash Bridge was built in 1967, listed as functionally obsolete in 2014, and failed do to collapsing in July of 2015. After 2014 inspections were made and no flaws were detected so it was left unchanged. In 1967, the construction crew had the task of spanning the Tex Wash to connect the freeway between California and Arizona along the Chuckwalla Mountains. They decided the best, and most cost effective, way of doing this is by channeling a dry riverbed and narrowing it where the bridge was to stand. The columns of the bridge were to stand on their foundations which was sitting on the soil and the banks of the bridges were given large rocks to protect their foundation from being washed away (Kelman).

Grand Canyon National Park is the fifteenth site in the United States to have been named a national stop. Named as UNESCO World Heritage Sitein 1979, the recreation center is situated in northwestern Arizona.

The Yellowstone National Park Was established on March 1st 1872 and is located in Wyoming. It was created as a national park for the people or as a place you can go for fun. You are able to do a variety of enjoyable things here. For example you can go hiking, boating, bicycling, camping, cross country skiing, fishing, tours, horseback riding, picnicking, ranger activities, ride snowmobiles, wildlife viewing and much more! This park is a great place to take your family to, spend the day there, or just check it out for fun. The outdoors are beautiful here, you can a different range of animals like bison, bears, elk, coyotes, bobcats and more. You can go boating in Yellowstone Lake and Lewis Lake but only boats without a motor are aloud

The Busch Gardens company has recently remodeled the company's logo and revealed a new branded look and slogan. The parks brand's identity needs to be properly conveyed to the consumers due to these new changes that may not be recognizable to the current consumers. Providing the all consumers with a “natural fun” (Spiller, 2014) atmosphere with through the brand’s new identity while also integrating the new marketing strategies

There is an ever increasing number of concerns regarding on the domain of the city branding. With the development of globalization, easier and faster access to communicating and trading is provided for the world, leading to cultural, social and commercial blending. One of the results is that the lack of place identity stimulates competition between districts. To compete in the international environment, city branding was utilized to enhance the indigenous symbolic image and commercial value. This essay aims to investigate the branding strategies and their impacts on cites as well as discuss the phenomenon concerning the utilization of city branding, based on the review of the existing strategies that a city could use to promote place and analysis of a specific case of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Methods of literature review and case study were used in the research process, combining theories with the existing application. The essay contains three parts. Firstly, related background is shown with city branding literatures. Then, a case study demonstrates the branding strategies used and their impacts on the city. Lastly, a conclusion is drawn and critical discussion on the city branding phenomenon is delivered.

Yes, because the park manager should work with tour operators and government tourist promotion boards to draw the tourist crowds to their parks. Theme parks spent about 10 per cent of their annual revenues for advertising. Radio, newspaper, yellow page (telephone book) advertisements, family and group discounts, and direct mail were the most common promotional methods.