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    on your hands you should visit Yosemite. When I traveled there it took about 6-7 hours because I live in Orange County and Yosemite is located in east-central California. When I was there I saw the beautiful granite mountains called Half Dome‚ and El Capitan. Half Dome looks like a rock with giant piece chipped out of it. El Capitan looks to me like a huge arrowhead. My family and I walked on a bridge made of rock and took in the amazing sights. I also stared at the numerous waterfalls that gushed

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    Yosemite National Park is a national park located in Northern California. The park goes across three counties which include Madera‚ Tuolumne‚ and Mariposa. This park covers over 700‚000 acres of land. It is known for reaching the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This park is very popular millions of people visit every year. I will be talking about Yosemite’s climate‚ geography‚ wildlife‚ history‚ and activities one can do at the park. Yosemite is rich in history. Let me start off by

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    I believe Atkinson County Middle School should go on a tour of Lava Beds National Monument! This interesting and beautiful landscape would be a remarkable vicinity for students to travel. Lava Beds National Monument is a breathtaking site that all undergraduate students should be able to experience in person. Lava Beds National Monument is located just shy of California and Oregon’s border. A trip from Atkinson County to Lava Beds National Monument would be an approximately 40 hour drive. I fully

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    Best of all‚ hikes can take you through national parks or national scenic trails‚ and give you plenty of trekking ground in nature. Here are some of the top through hikes in the United States. Appalachian Trail‚ 14 States If 2‚185.3 miles of scenic‚ wooded‚ pastoral‚ and wild terrain is enough to satisfy your wanderlust‚ then the Appalachian Trail is the one for you. Spanning 14 states‚ this trail gives you attraction such as the Great Smokey Mountain National Park and Clingmans’s Dome. Continental

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    landforms and ecosystems that support a range of distinct vegetation‚ ranging from the desert shrubs along the Bungle Bungles Range’s plateaus to the rainforests along Osmond Creek valley. Across the landscape sweeps a maze of majestic beehive-like domes of sandstone karst‚ soaring up to 300m above the surrounding plains. Monsoonal downpours spark seasonal‚ natural waterfalls and pools with names such as Echidna Chasm‚ Piccaninny and

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    Later‚ (after 1937) the trail officially ended at Springer Mountain‚ 10 miles northeast of Mount Oglethorpe. In 1968 the Appalachian Trail became part of the National Park System and was officially renamed the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. To hike the Appalachian Trail‚ it is suggested to shop around for a good pair of hiking boots‚ a tent‚ and a sturdy backpack. Hiking the distance mentioned above obviously requires excellent footwear‚ and a light pack. Figure in fatigue and you need a

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    reserve. Streams‚ rivers and waterfalls appear along hiking routes that include a segment of the Appalachian Trail. Every year many visitors hike well-worn trails to view Abrams‚ Grotto‚ Laurel‚ Hen Wallow‚ Rainbow‚ and other popular waterfalls in the park. 4 The Deep Creek area is celebrated for its streams and waterfalls. Hikers can choose from several loop hikes leading to the waterfalls. Protected in the park are some 65 species of mammals‚ over 200 varieties of birds‚ 67 native fish species‚

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    first time. Why because a child doesn’t sit there and pin points everything children live in the moment and enjoy everything they meet. Later on Dan explained the inside of the green house as a geodesic dome “ Plexiglas canopy of the geodesic dome” ( Millman 159). A geodesic dome is . “a dome constructed of short struts following geodesic lines and forming an open framework of triangles or polygons.” In the same way this green house is an image of Dans mind. The geodesic shape and be like the

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    The Appalachian Trail

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    Appalachian Trail. It stretches for an amazing 2‚184.2 miles from Springer Mtn.‚ GA all the way to Katahdin‚ Maine. There are three types of hikers that attempt this life changing walkabout: the section hiker takes the trail and divides it up in sections to hike at separate times; the flip-flop hiker does sections of the trail in different places to avoid weather and crowds; the thru-hiker tries to tackle the entire trail in one go. Typically it takes a thru-hiker an average of about 4 to 6 months to complete

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    Merced River‚ acres of high altitude backcountry‚ waterfalls‚ and some of the largest living things on earth in the sequoia groves tourists from all over the world visit. The most famous section in the park is Yosemite Valley‚ where El Capitan‚ Half Dome‚ Yosemite Falls‚ and other places to explore nature’s beauty lie. Yosemite Geography Yosemite National Park is located in the Central of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in California. The park is 1‚189 square miles‚ comparable to the size of

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