Rocky Mountains

Appalachian Mountains and the Canadian Shield. The Canadian Shield, also known as the Laurentian Plateau, is a rocky basin that covers nearly half of Canada stretching from the Hudson Bay to the Great Lakes. The Canadian Shield is an extremely rocky plateau that is not able to provide much growth for agricultural advancement, however the Canadian Shield is full of minerals and natural resources that make the land very precious and beneficial to the Canadian country. The Rockies Mountains stretch…

The very popular sportswear company Columbia™ was first founded in Portland, Oregon, created so that the people of the Pacific Northwest could enjoy the outdoors with more comfort. The brand was founded in 1938 by Paul Lamfrom, who is the father of the present chair(wo)man Gert Boyle, who has held that position for forty years. Gert has practically grown Columbia into what it is today, a GLOBAL sportswear company. Even though it is a global company, it is still based in Portland, making apparel…

I was excited! I mean how could I not be? I was moving to Alberta, a place where you could see the gorgeous Rocky Mountains from your backyard, smell crisp pine air the moment you wake up. Moving to Alberta would be a drastic change from Toronto, the busiest city in Canada. I was used to having everything I needed within 5 minutes of walking distance, but that would…

an astounding contrast of terrains and vegetation from the southernmost states to the northern apex. Elevations vary from mountain peak to valley. One such extremity is in the Nanahala section of North Carolina, named by the Cherokee, “the land of the noonday sun,” the hillsides are so steep you can only see the sun at mid-day. Encountering, “through hikers,”…

the catholic church and it signified prayers going up to the saints. Incense is used in some Catholic masses in the U.S. as well. During the movie Spain appeared mountainous, green, and hilly. The Cantabrian Mountains and the Pyrenees Mountains are similar to the Appalachian or the Rocky Mountains in the United States. Both countries have areas that are mountainous. Spain has gypsies who are highly superstitious and don’t t typically allow outsiders in. The United States has a gypsy population…

In 1965, the serpentine rock became California’s state rock; they are abundant in central and northern California. The serpentine rock is a metamorphic rock that forms by the hydration of rocks from the Earth’s mantle; these types of rocks will rise towards the Earth’s surface along fault zones. It can be found in various colors from dark green and brown, to blue with a glossy surface. However, these rocks tend to be slippery and creates a high risk for land slides. Through a series of…

Shoshone tribe. She was a great interpreter and a great member of our party, there was a couple times she saved our butts in the expedition and saved our stuff our found us food. If it wasn't for Sacagawea we probably wouldn't have made it over the Rockies. We are still very grateful for everything she…

junk up and it just rattled off from the parking lot of the dorm houses. it had been the weekend, a beautiful Saturday morning; no one wanting to work on their schoolwork. Hemmie and Harper putted up the road of the Rocky mountains, the sun still glaring on the peaks of the highest mountains, now an orange and yellow mix. Harper had the whole day planned, a day on the Colorado river, hiking, a little rock wall climbing, and then to the town ice cream shack up the road. Nothing would go wrong and…

Greece, located on the Aegean and Ionian seas. Three - fourths of these lands are covered in mountains, dividing it into multitudinous regions. This provided poleis to form, each polis maintained its own independent community, having a different culture which suited each region. Like the Egyptian Civilization, resting on the Nile, the Ancient Greeks had to adapt to this terrain. Farming was difficult due to rocky soil and only around one- fourth of the Greek peninsula and surrounding islands was…

Outdoor Ed was a 3 day, 2 night field trip that the sixth grade class got to go on. We traveled to the YMCA of the Rockies where we had amazing food, excellent classes, and a campfire to top it all off. The food at Outdoor Ed was spectacular. Each day, we would eat three professionally made meals that made me want to stay there forever. At every meal, we were given about an hour to enjoy the glorious cuisine, and it was an all-you-can-eat buffet, so you could stuff yourself to the brim. One…