Yellowstone National Park’s landscape was formed by numerous geological processes. The park is home to some of the most active volcanic, hydrothermal and earthquake systems that occur. Yellowstone’s geological features are a result of residing on a volcano caldera. Volcanic activity takes place here as a result of the shallow source of magma. The park was made famous because of its location on the North American plate which has slowly, yet consistently, shifted as a result of plate tectonics. After
Born in 1934, Jerry Uelsmann grew up an inner city kid of Detroit. In high school, Uelsmann worked as an assistant for a photography studio; he eventually photographed weddings. Uelsmann went to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where he met Minor White, who “introduced [him] to the concept that photography could be used for self-expression” (Berman). While at RIT, he studied with Bruce Davidson, Peter Turner and Car Chiaraenza, with whom he held frequent discussions on how photography could
them What do you think of when you hear national parks? Most people would say fresh air, blue skies, beautiful landscapes, and wild life. Others might give you the names of parks or landmarks, such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, The Liberty Bell, and Pearl Harbor, I guarantee you that no one would bring up crime. Crime does occur in national parks, and it has been happening since the early beginnings of parks. It ranges from graffiti and defacing of property all the way up to more serious crimes such
4% of American lands are national parks...We need more, not less. This government is evil and I'm not going to sit back and let evil win." (CNN) This is among the same opinion of many Americans in the United States (US) today. When it comes to protecting and preserving our National parks we must strive in order to protect the wildlife, preserve it from industry, and to keep it is a part of America’s past and future. Protecting Wildlife We must work as a team with our park rangers in order to protect
I learned, but you should never expect anything to be set in stone. My theoretical road trip would be taken with my two sisters and last ten days, and would be a mad dash west towards California, which has many wonderful National Parks for us to camp in. The National Park system is a wonderfully western phenomenon, and throughout the states west of the Appalachians, there is an amazing diversity of places to camp and hike in. There will hopefully be no hotels on this trip, only tents. We will
responsible for saving our nation’s parks. As for me and so many other Americans, it’s not an overstatement to say that our national parks have played a major role in shaping my life. As a child, I was drawn to them because of their size and beauty–even at a young age I knew that these places were special. Now, as a young adult, I have been lucky enough to deepen my understanding of myself by wandering their trails. Last year, over 350 million people visited national parks or forests. Yet, Congress continues
everybody was obsessed with Bigfoot?! Well, it appears that the newest obsession is the Skunk Ape. You probably pictured an animal that is literally half skunk and have ape, not quite. It is a big, hairy walking ape. Although the United States National Park Service says that skunk apes are a hoax, it’s obvious that they are real because there are pictures and articles that prove that they do exist. The skunk ape is a hominid cryptid; It is a very tall animal. The males can be up to seven feet tall
creating the National Park Service to conserve natural land from being destroyed or messed with. This enabled it to be preserved for many generations to see rather than it be torn down and made into some lame houses or buildings. Red wood forest, San Francisco, California Yellowstone National Park Cody, Wyoming Glacier National Park Montana Sequoia National Park California and Yosemite National Park California Glacier National Park is a very beautiful park with many sites. The Park itself has
Point, Yosemite” could inspire a visual studies student to delve into further research on the creation of national parks, the politics surrounding their establishment or the establishment of Yosemite specifically, or even more specific research on either Theodore Roosevelt or John Muir. Personally, this image made me more interested in understanding the use of images to market the national parks in the early twentieth century and how this has changed with the rise of new technologies in the subsequent
Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming, USA.Yellowstone national Park has beautiful scenery, astonishing geysers, and beautiful, big waterfalls that is truly something everyone must see. Yellowstone has many attractions that bring many people to the park. Yellowstone was first declared a national park on March 1st 1872. Yellowstone is 28,000 square miles of canyons, rivers, mountain range, lakes, and grass hills. Yellowstone has beautiful scenery and astonishing