Many years ago, there was much land that was undiscovered. People walked across the land all the time without knowing that it had never been walked on by a human before. John Colter was the first white human being to walk on Yellowstone National Park. Tom Murphy took amazing photographs of the National Park; being one of the firsts. Both of the explorers went through many similar and different situations. I am going to explain a few of their many explorations. John and Tom both had long winter days that took lots of hiking and energy. Most of the time, they both walked on foot during their own journeys. John walked up to 500 miles or more! All of that hiking came with many weather troubles. At night time there were winter storms and below
On the first day of their escape, the 3 children walked 8 hours before stopping at a home for dinner. After their arrival, Kelly took his 2 nephews to his trapline. Chanie walked 5 km to meet them. Then was left off alone to find this father. Kelly told Chanie to follow the railroad tracks and to ask the railroad worked for food. Chanie made it through 36 hours. But a climate change caused a temperature drop between -1 - (-7°C). Chanie only had a cotton windbreaker But had no food. Chanie walked 19 km by
John Colter was the first person to discover Yellow Stone National Park in 1807 and traveled alone and returned in 1808. John Colter is known to have joined the famous expedition of Lewis and Clark in Maysville, Kentucky and to be a permanent member, traveling through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and come back in 1806.
Tom Murphy was a survivor. He traveled way out to Yellow Stone with only a bag of food, a stove, mittens, small emergency kit, two water bottles, the warmest jacket, head lamp, eighth foot square tent, and a three pound down sleeping bag.
John Colter and Tom Murphy are two very different people. Although, they did almost the same thing. They both travelled through Yellowstone, but Colter travelled with Lewis and Clarke for part of it and Murphy travelled alone with only a bag of supplies with no entertainment. Colter didn’t have much, Murphy had a whole bag of things made from modern material.
”It will be a full day’s walk to get to the mountain path.” Sara informed them as she led the way. Hiking for hours and still miles away from the path leading down mountain, Sara, showing her disapproval, finally asked, “My Lord Nightburn, why did you bring them with us?”
The story Into the Wild by "Jon Krakauer" is about a male that lives out in the wild by himself. In this story he has to find his own sources of food out in the wild so he could survive. First I am going to tell you about his journey but while I tell you about Chris's journey I am going to tell you all the risk's he took on the way to Alaska. In the Story Into the Wild "Christopher McCandless" he was traveling the world on foot hitchhiking to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt.Mckinley. On this journey he had to provide food for him self to survive different shelter every night and a way to wash his clothes.
On an extremely cold winter day (−75 °F or −59 °C), a man, who remains unnamed throughout the story, and his native wolf-dog go on the Yukon Trail after being warned of the dangers of traveling alone in extreme weather conditions by an old man from Sulfur Creek. With nine hours of hiking ahead of him, the man is expecting to meet his associates ("the boys") at a camp in Henderson Creek by that evening. The man is accompanied only by his dog, whose instincts tell it that the weather is too cold for traveling. However, the weather does not deter the man, a relative newcomer to the Yukon, even though the water vapor in the man's exhaled breaths and the saliva from the tobacco he is chewing have frozen his mouth shut. It is here where London's use of symbolism of "heat (sun-fire-life) and cold (darkness-depression-death)" immediately
We were all encouraged to choke down as much food as possible. Any kind of energy was essential. A melancholy atmosphere hung heavy as the journey progressed. Minutes walking slowly progressed into hours, the sky seemed to darken steadily. All of us were oblivious to the danger shrouded by the dim evening. Only moments after scaling a rather steep ledge did nature dice to turn sour. A deafening rumble made each climber perk up. Snow began to descend at an alarming rate. Thunder began to mic the steady beating of a drum, causing more concern among the ranks of climbers. The powdery snow became more of a risk than ever, climbing under pressure and leaving nothing to stand on. Third base was more than three hours away. Three hours wasn't possible at the rate. Snowfall this bad could be detrimental to the climb’s success. Snow obscured vision and numbed faces. Shouts and orders deemed lost in the screaming wind; people’s figure became shapeless blurs frantically shifting, hoping if they struggled against the wind hard enough, they might find someone. Of course, this was to no avail. Not a single person doubted their demise would come at this point: the stakes were high and no-one could play too well against Mother Nature. The snow crept up to knee-level, making it harder and harder to travel. Death and I were face-to-face. To some, they couldn't bare the idea of dying up here; they had families and friends, children who need parents and
Yellowstone is a beautiful park, but a long journey to go through. The park had been explored by many people and is widely known. A couple of the people that have traveled through Yellowstone National Park are, John Colter and Tom Murphy. These two men went through difficult struggles to get through the park.
Generally when one thinks of the American west their mind jumps to an image of untouched, unspoiled land, such as the land that is represented by America’s national parks. These tourist destinations in the West showcase the history of our nation’s land in a way that many people assume is and has always been the reality, but although the natural beauty of these lands is represented perhaps the beauty of the cultures that used to inhabit them is not.
Christopher McCandless, a wayward and determined adventurer, set out on a journey to test his ability to endure the wilderness of many extreme climates and to explore his willingness to test fate itself. In short, McCandless survived his first excursions into inhospitable lands, but ultimately perished during his final trip, the trip to Alaska. McCandless’ upbringing and his relationships with others shaped him into the man he was and dictated what impact he wanted to make. Along his path to self-discovery, McCandless’ expeditions brought him into contact with numerous people, all of differing ages and backgrounds. As well as forming new relationships with individuals, McCandless also kept in touch with others he already identified with.
They traveled for over seven months struggling through deaths, dangers, and hardships that had them hanging on their last few strings of life. They faced things such as animals suffering from exhaustion and having to eat pretty much everything that they could find. This lasted until they reached Pierre Hole, their resting point. At prairie hole they were helped by believe it or not the “indians”. Pierre Hole was described as a “fine grassy plane among the mountains” and was where everyone nursed themselves back to health in a way. Here there was an abundance of meat that they feasted on and recouped. They got clean water and had a very social time with the “indians” learning about each other's stories and creating
Moran and Jackson accompanied the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories to Yellowstone in 1871. Their presence was not accidental. Jackson had recently become a permanent member of the expedition. Moran was sent with the backing of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Scribner's to join the expedition. Ferdinand Hayden, the expedition's leader, was aware of the value of public relations and was also under orders from the Secretary of the Interior to "secure as full material as possible for the illustration of your final report, such as sketches, photographs, etc.,"(quoted in Kinsey, 1992, p. 49).
While many hikers and other adventurers head straight towards more popular national parks such as Yosemite or Yellowstone, explorers from all over the country are slowly making their way to Glacier National Park. The vast beauty of Montana is definitely found in Glacier National Park, with more than 730 miles of mountain peaks, lakes, and meadows to fulfill any hiker’s dream. In addition to the park’s rich wildlife, an interesting fact is that the park actually gets its name from huge glaciers shaped formations over 10,000 years ago,
This book explains how Nando and his friends survived the Andes in the cold and harsh winter. When they first arrived, they didn't know how tough their journey home would be. Seventy two days in the freezing cold, it would have been awful. They were very strong throughout their trek home.