Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountain Outfitters By the early 2000s, Rocky Mountain Outfitters had grown to become a “significant regional sports clothing distributor in the Rocky Mountain and Western states. The states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah,Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada, and the eastern edge of California had seen tremendous growth in recreation activities” (RMO 2009). Because most outdoor and water sports had all become a tremendous interest in these states, to respond to the market

parks are a popular tourist destination — so popular that they’re often overcrowded. However, if you plan your trip for the winter season, you may just find you have the whole place to yourself! Both Rocky Mountain National Park and Yellowstone are absolutely stunning in the winter. Rocky Mountain offers a variety of activities for cold-weather fanatics, including ice climbing, winter mountaineering, snowshoeing, and skiing. Yellowstone, on the other hand, has a few more leisurely options, such

where farming and livestock production are prevalent. The Rocky Mountains form the middle of the state and has areas where there are many trees to areas where there are none at all. Three major rivers begin in the Colorado Rockies: the Colorado, Arkansas, and Rio Grande. The Continental Divide is an imaginary line that shows the highest points of land. That divide runs from northwestern Canada, south along the crests of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, then south into Mexico, where it follows the

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Arctic ocean in the North to the borders of Mexico in the South. All without government protection, they traversed through perilous mountain ranges filled with savage foes. Canoed over uncharted waters, and only narrowly escaped. Jedediah’s adventures were often never recorded, and credit was given to those men years after the trail was discovered. Jedediah is the real mountain man we all owe credit to.

The Western Region What interesting facts did you learn about today? #1 Bridget The west region has many different geographical features. The Rocky Mountains are a big part of tourist attractions economy in the West. The Colorado River is the main body of water in the West. Before tourist attraction people would come panning for gold! Many deserted towns are still there and they call them ghost towns. Mining is still is a really big part of economy in the West especially copper. The flatland of

Until gold was revealed in the Rocky Mountains in 1859, the native population was virtually undisturbed by outside influence and the prairies were freely used to sustain life. When the gold was discovered, a whole new attitude came across the land. The population exploded and that means that there came change. With the discovery of gold, the invaders from the east would make those changes. Just like the unearthing of this widely sought out metal a decade earlier in California by the forty-niners

Region: Western Cordillera Rocky Mountains River, lakes Layers of sedimentary rocks Rock types: Sedimentary rocks are found in Banff Build up of sediments Compressed for a long period of time Oldest layer is at the bottom, youngest layer is at the top Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils of animals Era created: Paleozoic Era First animals and plants appear on land Discovered in 1883 railway workers discovered a hot spring and from there the park was discovered Established in 1885 Location:

The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most ambitious engineering projects, economic stimulants, and efficient methods of transportation in the early United States. If completed, the United States would be truly be united from east to west. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the Transcontinental Railroad helped develop new opportunities for many aspects of American life. The Transcontinental Railroad was the largest project the United States had ever seen. Due to lack of technology

Mountain men were most common in the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through the 1880s (with a peak population in the early 1840s). Approximately 3,000 mountain men ranged the mountains between 1820 and 1840, the peak beaver-harvesting period. While there were many free trappers, most mountain men were employed by major fur companies. The life of a company man was almost militarized. The men had mess groups, hunted and trapped inbrigades and always reported to the head of the trapping