G is for Grand Canyon It was the afternoon of December 31st. That afternoon we had left Jerome in Arizona and drove a couple hours to the Grand Canyon. The drive up there was beautiful. My brother and I sat in the back seat with our headphones on and listening to music. We took a few little naps on the way up to the Grand Canyon. The closer we got we decide to stay awake for the beautiful view. The higher we got going up and up the more hebegebees we all got! We finally arrived there. We got there just in time for sunset. So we paid to get in and drove to one of the viewing points.We all got bundled up because it was on 29 degrees. We walked over to the railing that overlooked the canyon. We all stood there watching the sunset and taking pictures. The view was beautiful from up there. You overlooked the snow covered floor of the canyon. You looked over to see reddish brown rock and the trees that looked to be about two feet tall. After the …show more content…
Our hotel had many restaurants, an arcade room, and a bowling alley. We wanted to go bowling and watch the ball drop that night. Well little did we know that the bowling alley was going to be closed for New Years Eve. So that kind of put a damper on the night. My mom was disappointed because she thought we would be bowling at midnight when the ball dropped. So that night we just hung out in the room together and watched the ball drop and toasted at midnight! The next morning we decided to go back to the Grand Canyon to see it in the morning. We drove in and stopped at multiple viewing points that morning and got many more pictures. So when we stopped at some points my brother was climbing around and my mom was freaking out because it was icy and snowy and she was scared he was gonna fall. We also didn't spend a whole lot of time there because it was also only in the 20s that morning. After we had finished looking around we headed off to
Zig-zag, back and forth, down, down, down, Jonathon, Dad, and I went into a mysterious new world. Now that I have gone into this hot, dry canyon surrounded by monstrous hoodoos, I have seen what it is really like to leave the small town of Seymour, and emerge into the greatness of this world. I have now seen several other National Parks on one of the most renowned places on earth for mysterious creations, the Colorado Plateau. Of all the beautiful places on it, even the Grand Canyon, I have found my favorite one. Bryce Canyon National Park. I thought it was amazing, because it was the most diverse to anything I have ever seen before. We hiked down into it and I felt like I was surrounded by skyscrapers. We trekked around a little, but we didn’t
John Wesley Powell was one of the foremost explorers in American history, and his first descent down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is one of America’s greatest adventure stories. Although he is not as well known as other explorers, his travels and his contributions to American history are significant because they represent a spirit of discovery motivated not by self-glory or the acquisition of gold or land, but by a curiosity about and appreciation for both the natural world and the native peoples of the West.
This is almost as dramatic as walking through the canyon. It climbs slightly, winding through junipers and pinon pines. As you approach the opening to the canyon, the trees become much denser, and the area takes on the look of a forest. Beyond the canyon entrance, the trail is littered with large boulders, some the size of cars, which you will need to negotiate. If you are not up for a difficult hike, you can turn back at this point. Continuing on, the trail eventually leads to the end of the canyon, where the stone walls seem to envelop you. This is an in-and-out hike, and vistas on the return trip stretch out to the red rock hills across the
Secondly, upon arrival at Palo Duro Canyon, the magnificent view up the hills or down below are vivid examples of how nature works placing each item where it needs to be. When a mental picture is taken it becomes unforgettable experiences, Once upon the hills, it is easy to appreciate
This short story, Abitibi Canyon, by Joseph Boyden consists several of important principles of Indigenous people that I would like to make connections to my own life, the world around me, and a video talking about biased assumptions people make without meeting them.
Have you ever been in a canyon specifically Providence Canyon? If you did not know it is a beautiful place to visit and explore filled with majestic landscapes and amazing animals. Providence canyon is located in Lumpkin, Georgia. It is nicknamed "Little Grand Canyon" because of the beautiful sandstone formations found in the area. Providence Canyon, as this area is officially named, is located southwest Georgia's Coastal Plains region near the Alabama border. Originally, this area was not a canyon at all, but rather a dense forest. There has been a debate whether Providence Canyon should become a National Park. I believe Providence Canyon is a great place to become a National Park for many reasons. If Providence Canyon becomes a National Park it can be used as a tourist attraction, education for students, and it can be thought of as a park because of its environment and wildlife.
Do you think that the Providence Canyon in Georgia should be established as a national park? Various amounts of people have been contemplating this topic and have been asking the question, "Why should we establish this canyon as a national park?" A few reasons are that there is unique wildlife that people may not see everyday, it is very educational, and the tourism will result in an economic boost. The Providence Canyon is located in southwest Georgia and was formed around the 1930s after its dense forest was cut down for farmers to plant their crops. When this canyon was first formed, multiple families would gather their lunches and have a picnic at the spots that overlooked the landscape of the new Providence Canyon. After a while, this land form came to be known as 'Little Grand Canyon' by the current residents of Georgia.
“There is so much more to see than just the Grand Canyon walls” (Satterwhite). It provides a natural habitat for birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and a very large number of plants. The Grand Canyon has magnificent rock formations, and it is home to many Native-American tribes. The Grand Canyon is home to the Confluence, which is the church of Native-American tribes. The Confluence now has a proposed offer, the Escalade.
A couple of years ago during one of those, on a whim after spending a few days in Arches National Park, my wife and I detoured to the snowy, icy south rim of the Grand Canyon. We journeyed toward it from the east side but got turned back at the National Parks’ gate; the road was snowed under from there on up. After retracing our steps, we traveled down to Flagstaff and spent the night, driving in my four by four truck up to the South Rim the next day. It was an eerie experience to stand on the edge of the South Rim and see only cloud; fog shrouded the canyon’s great gap, leaving us with visual doubts that anything was really there. Defeated, we hit the Visitor’s Center and gathered information so we could go back sometime in the spring or fall with weather more to our liking.
As the two men hiked, they came upon many rugged trails and hills that were difficult to overcome, however they did it together and kept moving on. The view from the trail was beautiful with many places to stop and admire the view, but they couldn’t seem to get above the canopy of the trees to truly take in the whole view. The man that strove to see the beautiful scenery from an unobstructed viewpoint was trying in every way to get above what was around him to see the true beauty of the mountains.
I lost my shoes that night to cause they fell off in the lake so my mom had to make me some it was pretty funny. I wouldn't say it was the best experience, but it sure wasn't the worst. Now for the funny part, Some of my worst experiences. i was about eleven so not that long ago we were down in the racetrack area we had found and we hadn't been there for a while and noticed there was a hill of rocks about four feet high so we decided to ride up them because it was flat on the top. I was scared like normal, so my grandpa said “ why don't you go ahead and do the throttle?” I was okay with that so I got ready my grandpa was behind me ready to steer and right when I pushed the throttle I pushed just a little too much and we tipped the four wheeler on top of us, we were crushed between the rocks and the four wheeler for about ten minutes and now when I run I think that's why my knee messes up all the time cause I got a rock stuck in it. Another experience is I was riding my sister around I was ten, she was five I had her up front so she would be safe and we pulled into the driveway because i needed a drink. We stopped and my mom got us a drink, I was turned around talking to my grandpa on the four wheeler no one was paying attention to my sister and while we were talking she pressed the throttle and we crashed into the
Dani and I stand in the sun waiting for the “men” to catch up. The view was worth Quill’s whining and navigating through the snow. The breeze catches in the bright green and gold of new Aspen leaves whispering around the lake. The Pine trees scent the air and bask in the sun to steal its warmth from the forest below. The trees are a dark canopy along our path permitting only a few patches of the raised finely mulched trail to a beam or two of sun. Framed like a photo three pencil lead gray peaks rise above a lower sweeping curve of pines. They look close enough to walk over the ridge and touch them. Boulders precariously cling to the side of the mountains. The perfect deep blue early summer sky is the perfect backdrop.
Going to Yellowstone park for the first time was very exciting and scary. First, my dad bought the tickets for my family. Then he drove us to the park.My dad drove the car for maybe 1 hour. Suddenly ,I saw many people stopped and looking along the road. I wondered why many people stood here. "What happened?" I asked my mom. I use the telescope to see what happened. And I saw something, something very huge, it was a bear! A grizzly bear! "Wow!"I gasped and get out of the car and takes a lot of Photos to thes big brown bear. Then I was saw something unusual, a guy was trying to get Closed to the grizzly bear! Someone shouted, "That guy is crazy!" Then I looking for that guy,now he and brown bear was only a few feet apart! Then the Bear stand
I found myself to be at a clearing where I was able to look out over a mass of trees below surrounded by more mountains.
The elevation was not friendly to my brother and stole the majority of his oxygen. We hurriedly purchased the overpriced souvenirs and decided to head back down. Exiting the building, we caught a glimpse of the breathless view. My mother noticed that it was in alignment with the Pike’s Peak sign and decided that we should huddle together quickly for a photo. We had a stranger take the picture and we headed down the mountain.