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thing left to understand about their lives is found in what they left behind; which was much more than a few pieces of gorgeous pottery. For 2,000 years the anasazi ruled Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and Kayenta, spanning most of the southwest United States writes Kathy Weiser. From 1200 B.C. to 1300 A.D. The ancient puebloans developed their land and their culture. They created gorgeous pottery and developed proper housing, all of which was mysteriously abandoned. Everything was left as if they…

Protected by the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, boasts a healthy business climate, a low unemployment rate, cultural amenities and skiing destinations that rival Europe. Which is why hands down Salt Lake city is the best city in Utah. Salt Lake City has the best snow on earth, which some say has the perfect mix of density and moisture. The 2002 Winter Olympics took place here in Salt Lake City, Utah which was a great honor for Utah because out of all the places they…

Purpose: to get people interested in the desert, to inform readers about the dangers of the desert –educational appeal, to make people laugh. You should come and visit the desert but take care of it. Invites you as a recruit to come and protect what’s left of American wilderness. Pg. 17 “Nevertheless all is not lost; much remains, and I welcome the prospect of an army of lug-soled hiker’s boots on the desert trails.” Intended Audience: People new to the desert – first-timers or those who…

scale, use suppliers for ingredients, and simply concentrate on their primary business. Additionally, their relationships with wholesalers would improve from time being less constricting. A differentiated version could be developed of the original Colorado beer formula and be distributed in the Western region or nationally, at an appropriate price…

civilization of Mesoamerica and exam the causes and the evidence for their collapse, and also what happened to the people that inhabited these areas after the complex societies they lived in collapsed. Mesa Verde The Mesa Verde region is located on the Colorado plateau in the Four Corners…

have always wanted to live come together. Everything I love and am passionate about, is there. Leaving the Midwest to live out in the actual West is something I have been longing to do since I was a little girl. On our yearly trips to Wyoming and Colorado, I would stare up at the unforgiving cliffs of Rocky Mountain Range in awe and wonder. My family’s ski trips are the one thing I look forward to most each winter. Skiing is something I have been passionate about all my life. Despite only…

says that the Anasazi starts around the 1,200 B.C. They started out as nomads so they favorited plateau areas filled with water so the started out in locations like Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Keyenta. But then they expanded to other places like Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Archeologist split the Anasazi into two eras The Blackest Makers, which appeared in the southwest making women’s baskets. They lived in either caves or out in the open, they hunted with sticks and spears.…

Introduction The Anasazi were American Indians who disappeared around 1300 A.D. No one knows what happened to the Anasazi, just that they were once a well-developed civilization. The Anasazi grew and hunted for their own food, until one day, they were just gone. The Anasazi left everything behind: cooking pots, baskets, clothing, and food. Some say that they might have migrated to a different place because they were in the middle of the Great Drought which took place in the 13th century. Others…

About Rifle The beautiful commnity of Rifle is surrounded by mesas in the gorgeous Colorado River Valle. The town of Rifle sits at the base of rock formations known as "Bookcliffs." The unique formations are named for their characyeristic lines of shale and sediment that resemble book pages. Rifle is located at the gateway of the Roan Plateou. The gateway is a place of awe-inducing waterfalls, deep canyons, forests of spruce and aspend, and wildflower meadows. Residents of Rifle enjoy of an…

natural beauty of the landscape and the various recreational outdoor activities. Vacationing in resorts and skiing are the preferred activities in the Rockies.Some popular tourist destinations are Aspen, Vail, Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain in Colorado, Sun Valley in Idaho, Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Glacier National…