Colorado Plateau

One of the reasons China is a unique country is because of their gates. These gates represent much more than a simple circular opening in the wall. The One interpretation of the moon gate is that it is complete, representing and celebrating the cohesiveness of the family. This complete circle provides entry to a pathway for the family members to return home to celebrate one another. It also symbolizes birth and renewal. The birth of a new moon becomes the way in which time is marked and the new…

northern part of Arizona in the United States. It is among the biggest canyons and is basically a deep gorge or deep valley between hills or that which usually has a river that flows through it. The river which flows through the grand canyon is the colorado river. The Grand Canyon is about 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and…

Charles Barkley’s hands wrapped around my shoulders. My head barely went to his armpit. The 6’6”, 250 pounder, NBA legend towered over me. We were located in the hotel lobby in Birmingham, Alabama, I was there to compete in the National Speech and Debate Tournament, he was there for fun. “That’s a good skill to have,” he said. “ To be able to communicate effectively and debate.” Is it? I have come to the conclusion, as I have contemplated this one simple question the past year , that the single…

I wanted to go someplace completely different from Kansas, somewhere that wasn’t flat, dull, and filled with farm fields and plains, but somewhere exiting and new that isn’t anything like the place where spent our entire lives. We wanted to go to Colorado Springs, and so we did. When we arrived at our destination, it made the long drive worth it. Just by looking outside made me feel like I was encased in a giant bowl as there were enormous mountains surrounding me. I could look at the…

say Friday to early Monday morning. After that we had a few hours of just crying baby and switching radio stations to find music to listen to. Then all of a sudden we start to come up on a bridge and my dad said that the water underneath it was the Colorado River. He also said that once we pass the bride we will be in Arizona. As soon as we passed my mom realized that we needed gas so we found a gas station and went inside to use to restroom because we still had a long way to…

sunniest city on earth. This is a big contributor to the success of yuma's agriculture in an otherwise barren and dry landscape yuma has ingenious ways of delivering water to their plants. This is their methods of irrigation they take water from the colorado and divert it by use of canals and dams. Irrigation has affected yuma in many ways one that is not as important anymore but was very important at one time is the steamboat at the time the dams were built this was a very viable method of…

One thing that stands out would be the evolution of irrigation, especially in Yuma arizona. Yuma arizona has gone from having little to no adequate irrigation to being one of the most successful irrigated farm lands in the country. With having the colorado at Yuma’s disposal, it wouldn’t be an injustice to utilize the river for irrigation. It also helps having tremendously fertile land so that we can produce superb vegetation. Question1: describe in detail how irrigation changed Yuma/southern…

Heading south out of the town of Red Lodge, Montana, I am able to lay my eyes upon one of the most majestic places I have ever seen, Beartooth Mountain. The first time I see the mountain I am astounded anything could possibly be so immense. The sun catches the snow at the top of the mountain shooting light down into the Valley below. Then my view slides down the mountain, numerous pine trees seem to wrap around the entire mountain like a child in their blanket. This is the moment I realize it is…

On the way to Colorado the family had stopped in North Platte, Nebraska at Cody Go-Karts. However, it had looked like a replica of an old, wooden, log fort. Outside of the fort-like track the sound was inaudible, but once inside it, it was a dome full of sound. The sound of the Go-kart tires screeched as they went around the turns. Some going really fast making the family wonder if they were alright or if they had gotten whiplash. It smelt like a jungle of excitement, fun, freedom, and burnt…

or bad. For instance when there was a dam made for irrigation purposes, the steamer boat business was affected. The dam was prevented travel up river that is where the steamers usually travel for the business “ Yuma to El dorado” which is up the colorado river. Also because of irrigation the water level fell so there was no safe travel. The steamer boat business…