Rocky Mountain National Park

on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. She was interested in animal behaviour at an early age, which she left school at age eighteen. She worked as a secretary and a film production assistant, until she gained passage to Africa. When she was in Africa, she became Louis Leakey, a paleontologist and anthropologist ,assistant. Her assistance with Leakey led to her establishment in June 1960 in a camp at Gombe Stream Game Reserve (now a national park),she observed the chimpanzees…

In the Mesa Verde region in the South Western corner of Colorado, existed a group of people known as the Anasazi, or Puebloans. Mesa Verde was occupied by farmers who lived in cliff dwellings. Due to its high elevation, it was believed that when the surrounding areas were experiencing bad conditions, people would move to Mesa Verde. The Anasazi existed in this region from about 600 AD to 1300 A.D. Between 700 and 850 AD, the population in this region doubled in size. However, just a few hundred…

“ Every individual matters. Every individual has a role in to play. Every individual makes a difference”. Jane Goodall is one of the most inspiring scientists of the 20 and 21st century. The early life of this scientist, as well as her discoveries, and how she changed science have contributed to her popularity within the scientific community, as well as the world. The upbringing and education of Jane Goodall was quite normal nothing too crazy. Jane Goodall was born April 3rd, 1934 in London…

The Outstanding life of Jane Goodall “My greatest hope lies in the fact that young people, are not only aware of the problems, but actually want to help solve them” (Haugen 93). Jane Goodall is a primate conservationist, every year she helps save more and more wildlife. Jane Goodall saves many chimpanzees from suffering in the wild with medical aid and shelter to the sick and injured. Goodall formed several agencies in which she helps fund, to save as much wildlife as she can. Beginning at a…

The Redwood National and State Parks are temperate rainforests located along the coast of Northern Carolina, USA. The RNSP contain 133,000 acres and is located entirely within Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. The park consists of 4 different parks; Redwood National Park, California's Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks. The four parks protect 45% of the remaining redwood trees. The redwood trees are the tallest and the most massive trees in the world. The…

What do you think when you hear about the cliff dwellings of Machu Picchu and Mesa Verde? Thesis: The Machu Picchu and Mesa Verde cliff dwellings were ancient civilizations that contained both differences and similarities, and they were highly important. Mostly because of their harvestation, supplies, skills, terrains, structures, and artifacts. The Machu Picchu cliff dwellings were different in several ways regarding farming, building, and other numerous things. According to Source Three,…

In The Old Man and the Sea, it became clear that the concept of “coming of age” does not really have anything to do with age. For me, coming of age is about you believing that you have reached a certain level of maturity. Everyone’s perception of coming of age is unique to them, so coming of age can be different for different people. Overall, coming of age is about being able to believe that you deserve respect from yourself and others by reaching a certain level of maturity. A person’s ideal…

Entry 1 I'm on my way to petrified forest national park. While im there im going to go geocaching, backpacking, and horseback riding. I’m also going to visit Painted Desert Inn and Rainbow Forest Museum. I hope i'll get to visit the Agate house and Newspaper Rock. Entry 2 I’ve just arrived and i'm very excited. I'm ready to start my adventure but I can't because it's 3:00 am. But i can’t sleep i'm too excited. We’re going to go to our first stop at 8:30 am. So i only have to wait 5 hours and…

Baring their Teeth: The Anasazi Legacy The culture of the Ancient Puebloans, or Anasazi, is mostly left to mere guesswork. Their written language is a dead to today 's linguists. The only 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…

occupied over a variety of years, spanning from ca. 850 until the early portion of the 1100s, with some later occupation towards the end of that same century. Site Location and Setting: Located in the southeast part of New Mexico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park houses many intriguing ruins. Within the canyon, Pueblo Bonito was…