Napo River, In Spanish Río Napo, is the river in between northeastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. It flows from the eastern top of the Andes in Ecuador and goes down eastward to the Peruvian border. There it turns southeastward and continues through dense tropical rain forests, joining the Amazon River approximately 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Iquitos. Many have explored the Napo River, like the Spanish soldier and Amazon explorer Francisco de Orellana in 1540 and then by the Portuguese Amazon explorer Pedro Teixeira in 1638, the Amazon river is the largest on the planet and it provides most of our fresh water. The whole Napo river is a white water river type. Typically, these rivers have high levels of total suspended sediments and
Dry Creek station was likely built in the spring of 1860 by Bolivar Roberts and his crew. It was one of the last stations to be built by the Pony Express. It is located four miles north of Highway 50, in Lander County, Nevada. The station was used by the Pony Express and Overland Stage as a home station (historic). The Pony Express riders would go from Dry Creek westward to the north (expedition.com). The riders had a high chance of getting attacked by the Native Americans and this proved to be true at Dry Creek. They had early problems with the Indians, which caused an attack on the workers of the station on May 21, 1860. On this day William Streeper, a carrier of heavy mail and two others found the scalped and mutilated body of the station
Little Cottonwood Canyon is a site bursting with geological history, rock formations earthquake potential on the fault, prehistoric glacial formations, landslides, and many hazards associated with it. The Wasatch fault is bound to have a enormous earthquake in the future and has left behind numerous scars. The mountains have been engraved by glacial formations dated back to the Ice Age (~14,000 years ago). Rock falls and landslides have left hefty boulders as indication of erosion and moisture in the rocks. The hazards on this mountain range are mass wasting, radon, earthquakes, and flooding of Little Cottonwood Creek.
Suwannee River is the place where strangers are turned into friends. Suwannee River has been around for many years, Suwannee River was formed in December 21st, 1858. Stephen Foster never visited, but, named the Suwannee River “ Swanee River” after his song “Old Folks at Home” written in 1851. “Old Folks at Home” became Florida’s official state song in 1913.
Providence Canyon, is located in Georgia's southwest. The canyon was officially named a state park when the government did not want to name it a national park in 1971. There are a few reasons why Providence canyon should be named a national park. This canyon has many different types of sand and rocks with in it, which could be used for education in science. Trips could be planed by schools to take students and study the rocks that are their. Also by making it a national park tourism will be raised and the people could spend money in local businesses. Providence canyon was a dense forest before it was a canyon. Farmers in the early 1800s started growing cotton in that area, they cut all of the trees and plowed to plant seed. They planted with long straight lines, which started the events
I just started working at Oyster Harbors Club a few weeks ago, but my experience there has been wonderful. It has been an honor life guarding on the beach, and getting to know all the families and the children attending camp. I enjoy working in such a friendly family environment, and I am excited to work next summer as well. My educational plans for the future consist of acquiring my bachelors degree in biology that would help me in pursuing a medical career as a doctor. My passion has always been helping others whether it is at work, making sure people are safe, or giving back to my community. After becoming a certified doctor, I plan on specializing in dermatology. I am a very hard
Have you ever needed easier access to the essential items to stay alive? This is specifically what the residents of the North-East thought around the year 1817. Carol Sheriff argues in her book, “The Artificial River” that the residents of the canal corridor actively sought after long-distance trade and therefore consumer goods that markets brought to their homes. The fact that people supported the Erie Canal at all "suggests that at least some aspired to engage in broader market exchange" (p. 11). The transformation of this region because of the Erie Canal is organized around six topics, each of which is covered by a chapter. They include the; Visions of Progress, the Triumph of Art over Nature, Reducing Distance and Time, the Politics of Land and Water, the Politics of Business, and the Perils of Progress.
A few miles northeast of Afton, the Neosho river runs long, and deep. There is a path that runs along the river bank that has been beaten hard by the ranchers coming down from the ranches transporting their goods. The path is wide, and covered with grinded up gravel caused by the many trucks, and trailers that drive across it. The Neosho river is long, and green; home to many critters that scurry throughout the river’s surface. Beneath the surface is another world that is inhabited by creatures, who thrive on the very little food that the Neosho river produces. On the muddy river bank, tree leaves lie deep within the sandy shore, engulfed by clay like sand. Then from the direction of the gravel path came the sound of footsteps on the loose
For the decades the first nation peoples are not being treated properly. Whether in terms of signing treaties or getting compensation of using their water from shoal lake 40. The Canadian government has carried out against Indigenous people, their land and their water as well. A centaury ago when the demand for water was increasing in Winnipeg city because of growing population , the federal government forcefully captured their reserve land on shoal lake 40 in order to construct aquaduct which is used to carry water extracted from shoal lake into the Winnipeg city. The federal government did not think about the consequences the first nation people will face who actually depend on shoal lake for their survival. T
Hey yah I think this is freaking retarted but I have to pass this class. Anyways some things I thought were interesting and kind of cool are that the Mississippi river created most of the Louisiana I didn’t know that a river could do that ya that is like so exciting however it couldn’t have made it if it stayed in one channel. Southern Louisiana exists in its present form because the Mississippi River has jumped here and there within an arc about two hundred miles wide, like a pianist playing with one hand—frequently and radically changing course, surging over the left or the right bank to go off in utterly new directions. (The Control of Nature February 23, 1987 issue Atchafalaya by john McPhee). In other words the river moving in all directions
In my Opinion, the steamboat was the most significant technological innovation appearing in the United States between 1790 and 1850 (pg. 236). A wealthy man from New Jersey named John Stevens designed and improved steam boiler (pg. 236). John Stevens also received one of the first patents issued by the United States (pg. 236). Robert R. Livingston used his political influence to obtain an exclusive charter to operate steamboats on New York waters (pg. 236). John Fitch failed to justify the economic benefits of steam navigation. Robert Fulton built his first steamboat after John Fitch death. Robert Fulton became known as the father of steam navigation (pg. 236).
Away from the glitz and glamour of the Strip, there is a hidden nature preservation called Red Rock Canyon. Red Rock is a large national park that contains many things to see, do and experience for people of all ages. You can also bring your dog on some hikes! Red Rock Canyon contains different shades of red and white large rock formations maxing at 1,000 feet tall. There is a long scenic route that circles around the inside of the park to carry you to different formations and trails. Of course, simply trying to describe this geological phenomenon with words does not do it justice. My earliest visit to Red Rock at 10 years old and my latest visit just this past weekend can always be explained with one word, exhilarating.
When the Canal was built towns all along the route from Buffalo to Albany prospered from the revenue and the attraction the Canal brought with it. Whether the Canal was being used for business people, immigrants, settlers of the region, or tourists, the border-towns all had some appeal to these persons. After some time the state was continually asked to expand the Canal from the original route to include connecting canal routes. However, the same towns along the route from Buffalo to Albany had already been established along the lines of the original canal. These towns would need to be relocated in order to obey these new requests. This presented a major problem because the people in these towns had formed a life around the Canal and many of them made their income based of the Canal. The inhabitants of the towns changed their mentality from not wanting the Canal to invade on their lives, to it being an essential part of their lives they depended upon.
The invention of the steamboat was important because it contributed back to the world in more ways than ever thought imaginable. Steamboats are one of the sources of travel, trade, and craft. Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat was the brain behind this innovation.
Lake Tahoe holds a dear place in my heart because it is one of the most often destinations for our family vacations. I lost count of how many times I have been there. For every occasion, it is just the place to go to. It is such a relaxing place, at least for the weekend I do not have to worry about anything. Lake Tahoe is a very green place to be in California. California is a very dry state and having forests like Lake Tahoe is something to be proud of. It attracts thousands of visitors each year and has numerous activities to do there. Not only is Lake Tahoe extremely beautiful, but it has many ecological features.
The first chapter of the novel focuses on the bifurcation of Nüwa’s tail. She is half-carp, and as she contemplates her loneliness as the only creature in existence, she begins to craft human beings out of clay for company. These humans grow and learn to survive independently, building a flourishing civilization along the Yellow River, leaving Nüwa to her loneliness once again. Desperate, she seeks the aid of a large, green, glowing fish in the bottom of a cavern in the river, requesting to be turned into a human. The fish complies, and presses a pearl into the back of her throat, allowing Nüwa to preserve her immortality. Nüwa’s tail splits, painfully tearing apart and forming human legs.