Henry David Thoreau once said “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” (Thoreau, n.d.). To one that takes the time see what majestic features the earth has and creates in a one’s life time is breath taking. The hydrologic cycle is one interesting aspect that will be discussed and the state of Colorado will be used as an example. Another such wonder is the glacial landscape. How a glacial landscape is formed and some of its features will be discussed as well.
Hydrologic Cycle The hydrologic cycle is a delicately balanced system dealing with water. With the earth’s oceans covering 71% of earth, which doesn’t include any fresh water or ground water percentages; it appears water is everywhere (Cain, 2010). With water everywhere it is continually in action. Starting with evaporation of water in the hydrologic cycle, water unremittingly evaporates entering into earth’s atmosphere as …show more content…
Colorado is not a desert state even though at times it may appear that way. Some areas of Colorado have trouble with growing beautiful green grass while other areas of the state have lush green lawns and stunningly tall majestic trees. Different areas of the state receive different amounts of precipitation however; an average of some of those numbers is about 27 inches annually (Colorado Average, n.d.). With this in mind, the mountains in Colorado receives much snow and thus run off occurs in the spring from snow melt. The snow melt runs and dumps into the Colorado River that eventually feeds into other streams and into the ocean. From the ocean the water evaporates completing the hydrologic cycle in Colorado. There are occasions, like 2013, when Colorado receives so much run that it can’t be absorbed or run off neatly into streams and flooding occurs. The elevated waters can take days to run off into other parts of the state before receding back to
Hydrologic Cycle The hydrologic cycle is a delicately balanced system dealing with water. With the earth’s oceans covering 71% of earth, which doesn’t include any fresh water or ground water percentages; it appears water is everywhere (Cain, 2010). With water everywhere it is continually in action. Starting with evaporation of water in the hydrologic cycle, water unremittingly evaporates entering into earth’s atmosphere as …show more content…
Colorado is not a desert state even though at times it may appear that way. Some areas of Colorado have trouble with growing beautiful green grass while other areas of the state have lush green lawns and stunningly tall majestic trees. Different areas of the state receive different amounts of precipitation however; an average of some of those numbers is about 27 inches annually (Colorado Average, n.d.). With this in mind, the mountains in Colorado receives much snow and thus run off occurs in the spring from snow melt. The snow melt runs and dumps into the Colorado River that eventually feeds into other streams and into the ocean. From the ocean the water evaporates completing the hydrologic cycle in Colorado. There are occasions, like 2013, when Colorado receives so much run that it can’t be absorbed or run off neatly into streams and flooding occurs. The elevated waters can take days to run off into other parts of the state before receding back to