Yellowstone Lake

Last week me and my family went to Yellowstone National Park for our vacation. We stayed at Yellowstone for 10 days from July 9th to July 19th. At Yellowstone we did all kinds of things like, sightseeing, hiking, rafting and plenty of more things. Here, I will tell you all about the fun things we did in Yellowstone. The first hike we had was in Mammoth Hot Springs and was called Beaver Pond trail. The hike was a 6 mile hike that took us 3 hours. After that we visited the hot springs…

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…

some things to prove.There are many facts that prove we have a lot of time before the eruption and some that disagree who will you agree with? Yellowstone National park holds secrets in the underneath, but why is so important that we are researching it. Yellowstone National Park is home to many animals such as birds,wolves,elk, and bison. Home to Yellowstone Lake with various types of fish. But what lies underneath could cause destruction, cost lives, money, and almost bring certain species to…

SAFETY FIRST A wonderful, yet wild place, Yellowstone has many dangers both hidden and overt. Each year a number of tourists are seriously injured and even killed in accidents that occur in and around the park. This is not Disneyland, the extraordinary natural features that keep Yellowstone such an alluring place can also make it perilous. The effort to provide a true wilderness experience lends to inherent dangers. Thus, common sense and extra precautions are always in order. Automobiles:…

typically brings to mind a mountain with fire spewing forth from the summit. Therefore, a “supervolcano” would be a massive fire breathing mountain but, this is not the case. Most of Yellowstone National Park and some of the surrounding area is a “supervolcano”.While some of the largest volcanic eruptions have come from Yellowstone, it is not the only place these “mega-eruptions” have occurred There have been “mega-eruptions” in Indonesia, Chile, New Zealand, Argentina, Japan and elsewhere in…

Utah. Jim was very skilled when it came to the wilderness. He was known as one of the greatest trappers, scouts, and mountain men. While he was in Utah, Jim was the first white man to see the Great Salt Lake. His career began when he joined an expedition and saw the beautiful sights of Yellowstone. He was then hired to work for Rock Mountain Fur Company. His life was very busy with expeditions. Jim married an Indian woman, Cora, in 1835, and had three children. In 1842, Jim Bridger established…

that area controlled their own community's relationship with nature. Jacoby address's the books main argument in each three contents of his book that compares both state simplification and moral ecology: Forest (Adirondacks Mountains), Mountain (Yellowstone), and Desert (Grand Canyon). He discusses how each park was affected both positive and negative to the environment, when these parks were created, the process of creating these three parks, and who were affected by creating these parks. He…

James “Jim” Bridger Jim Bridger was one of the greatest mountain men in the 19th century. He is also known for discovering the Great Salt Lake. He had a variety of talents which helped him through his life. He was very smart and a frontier man. James Jim Bridger was born in March 17,1804 in Richmond, Virginia. Bridgers was the son of an innkeeper. Bridger’s family moved west in 1812. At age thirteen he was a blacksmith’s apprentice. He learned how to handle machinery, horses and guns…

forest birds on Guam”. Brown tree snakes are dangerous to both humans and wildlife. It is essentially annihilating the forest ecosystems of Guam, and taking over the island. Guam’s brown tree snakes aren’t the only animals to harm other ecosystems. Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, has had many invasive trouts in their streams. These fish usually get bigger than the natives, occasionally eating them. If the native fish are being eaten, then the grizzly bears, bald eagles, and other predators, lose a…

belly rivers. “Lands east of the contintal Divide drain in to the Gulf of Mexicoand the Atlantic Ocean through the Missouri and Mississippi rivers” (Encylopedia). Flat head lake is the largest natural lake. Fort peck on the Missouri river is one of the many artificial water bodies created for irrigation purposes. Montana has many lakes and rivers that most people fish in during the winter and summer months. Montana has deposits of gold, silver, copper, zinc, maganaese and other metals from the…