National Parks have awed tourists and even locals for years. They provide an escape from the ordinary and relief from the everyday stress of society. National Parks provide insight into a simpler time where our ancestors were surrounded by the beauty of nature instead of the concrete jungles of modern day metropolitan areas. Few of these wonderful parks provide the same seclusion as Denali National Park in Alaska. It’s sights and sounds have fascinated many and will continue to provide a great escape
We continued our tour along Park Road spotting caribou and more moose before hitting the turnaround spot, taking some photos and heading back. On the way we stopped to meet a native Alaskan girl, she was 20 years old and grow up in Fairbanks. She works as a translator between her local native peoples and English speaking people. Towards the end she sang a lovely song that people have sang for many generations. We continued our travels and just before we exited the park a moose was walking beside the
Sunday in the Park With George: An Analysis “White. A blank page or canvas. His favorite. So many possibilities.” Sunday in the Park with George, a musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, is a very curious musical indeed. The first and second act are separated by a century, the protagonist manages to control the entirety of the show, from the way the story flows, the style, even down to the arrangement of the set pieces. The show transcends a traditional musical in the way it tackles a very
inspiration from European straight plays, burlesques, and operas, while dramatizing American topics. Nineteenth-century musical comedies use entertaining situations, rather than plot, to frame performances involving song, dance, and humor. For example, George M. Cohan’s works, although inspired by European musical theatre, fail to please audiences as its unified music and book neglect the plot. By the twentieth century, however, pioneers such as Oscar Hammerstein II create musical
Week 10, Assignment 3 Justin Papantonopoulos HUM 112 World Cultures II Processor Ed Yancey Thursday, September 3, 2015 The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is a 26 acre historical park in the Midwest Regional Office located in Vincennes Indiana. Over the weekend of August 29th, 2015 my family and I visited the George Rogers Clark Museum. My wife and I actually live very close to Vincennes Indiana, as it is only a 25 minute drive and we frequently visit Vincennes for shopping
Joliet city is located near the Des Plaines River, which it makes divide the township into two parts. It is the capital city of Will County (Liebe et al., 850). The Hickory creek enters the city from the east uniting with the Plaines which makes the town well watered. The city is mainly covered with limestone and other stone quarries that have made excellent building stones. From the time when Illinois and the Michigan canals were opened in 1848 and the building of the Rock Island as well as
triumphant arc of George Washington stands proudly in the center of the park it is surrounded by a history of death. One of the surrounding buildings now housing New York University students was once the stage of a tragic fire, the fountain in which the children are playing in lays over mass graves and the large proud elm tree at the northeast corner of the park was once the final destination of those condemned to die. This history is one of sadness but the city of New York and the park itself have been
Glacier National Park Countless beautiful places in the world lie undiscovered by scientists. Fortunately, other places have been found, and now people are capable to safely visit them. Located in northwestern Montana, Glacier National Park has become one of the most eye-catching tourist sites in the country. Capped in white, the glaciers of Glacier Park capture God’s incredible work in the world. Glacier was formally established a national park in 1910, making it the tenth national park of the United
could possibly go on Coast Highway 101. The Coastal Rail Trail located between Oceanside and San Diego. They are starting the construction by doing segments of the project at a time. The Encinitas Coastal Rail Trail is used to provide an easy bike riding environment for everyone that would connect many communities along the way, including the Downtown Encinitas COASTER station, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, the Santa Fe Drive rail undercrossing, Swamis Seaside Park, the future Montgomery Avenue
historical if I do say so myself it has over one hundred and thirty historical buildings and monuments some dating from the 1830s. While Twin City is an older town it has a lot of newer activities for families to do such as visit the national park, George L. Smith. The