Jasper National Park

Have you ever wanted to see a spectacular view from the top of The Whistlers Mountain? Get away from technology and play in one of Canada’s biggest and wildest backyards? Jasper National Park established in 1907 is the place for you to visit if this is for you. Jasper National Park has lots of stuff to offer you such as camping, fishing, biking, tours and much more. Jasper National Park got 2,337,730 visitors in 2016 and for the past 2 years, the amount of visitors increased by 20%. The park has many physical characteristics, lots of history in the park and plenty of events/activities. In Jasper National Park it is recommended to wear hiking shoes/boots if you are planning to do some hiking. In the park there is rough ground for the mountains, many different…

VISITOR INFORMATION Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, at 10 878 km2. It was founded in 1907, and is named after Jasper Hawes, a clerk for the North West Trading Company in the 1800s. The park is located in the Eastern slopes of the Rockies, in Western Alberta. Jasper has very diverse ecosystems and landforms, consisting of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, alpine meadows and wild rivers. Populations of elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer and other…

This would promote ecotourism which has been successfully completed in Jasper national park located in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. The National Park Consists of over 11 000 square kilometers largely protected from by Canada’s Federal Government. The National Park Act protects and strictly regulates development to protect Canada’s wildlife. In Jasper only 3% of the land has been developed. Amongst the Development are the town of Jasper, and the Marmot Basin ski area. The advantage of this proposal…

development after the assassination, of late former president John F. Kennedy. Skyway is predicated on artist’s personal life events and, some mundane pop culture of 1950’s and 60’s. Skyway is predicated on Rauschenberg’s interests, his sexuality, and life moments. For instance: on the bottom extreme right of the painting in Skyway, Rauschenberg portrays a woman facing her bare back looking at a mirror. Alongside, the woman to her left and right side, there are washed out shape of two men. The…

Modern Art, many works of art by particular artists featured. One specific work, placed right at the beginning of the exhibit, was by artist Jasper Johns called Flag. Flag is a piece associated with Johns’ theme of repetition in his artworks as well as influenced by personal and historical contexts. Flag was made between 1954-55 with encaustic, oil, and collage on fabric mounted on plywood in three panels. The formal aspects combined created a flag with red, white, and blue which are the…

Money became a sort of standard used to measure or compare debts but also a mean settle them. This is how I 'd like to introduce the so-called Axial Age. Graeber uses this name given by the German philosopher Karl Jaspers to the period between 800 BC and 600 AD that was marked by strong changes in most societies. Coinage became an enduring and efficient method until war times, money as coinage became a very useful and widespread tool to pay soldiers on far away campaigns, thus eliminating the…

extinction of the species. Likewise, as cities throughout the nation began to grow and overpopulate, pollution was an issue and was harming animal and plant life, along with the land itself. Just as Theodore Roosevelt was entering his first term as president in 1901, questions concerning conservation arose. Going forward, several acts and laws were passed in order to preserve and protect the stunning lands and breathtaking sceneries throughout the United States. Therefore, conservation efforts…

confirmed the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act H.R.1138 that allows for maintenance and management of Sawtooth National Park to ensure that the park is well taken care of. This also helps the park rangers to properly manage the livestock, insects, fires and the overall care of the park. The bill allows for the USDA to properly manage the interior of the park, and keep it from wasting away, which also requires donations and funds for the park to keep its…

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill creating Yellowstone as the first National Park (The National Parks 2009), which is considered an area of land that is being protected from human exploitation and occupation (West & Brechen n.d.). Yellowstone was created for that exact reason, except the idea of enjoyment for the people was more prominent at the time (United States National Parks Service 2015), as congress did not do much to protect it (The National Parks 2009). Thus, the…

Yosemite is a national park in California. It was established on October 1, 1890. Muir and Johnson lobbied Congress for the Act that created Yosemite National Park on October 1, 1890. The State of California, however, retained control of Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove. Yosemite is one of people’s national treasure because of its beauty and the way it looks. It is immortalized in the black-and-white landscape and has 2,425-foot-high Yosemite Falls which makes it one of the tallest waterfalls.…