Natioal Parks, America
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- 1. National Parks of America
- 2. Here is the Extraordinary Few nations can boast 58 National Parks like the USA. I have confined my tour to those visited, plus one put on my wish list. All located in California or adjacent and encroaching. Alaska & California have the most with eight each.
- 3. Yosemite National Park Located Southern California with incredible scenery, flora and fauna which lives in harmony with the human visitors, provided well adopted rules are followed. The Ranger service, which is a national body exercise great care and attention to ensure safety.
- 4. Dimension This park is roughly the size of the U.S. State of Rhode Island and contains thousands of lakes and ponds. 95% is designated ‘Wilderness’. Yosemite Valley covers 1% and this is where most visitors arrive and stay. They recorded 4 million in 2011
- 5. El Capitan Mountain Yosemite
- 6. Half Dome Mountain Yosemite
- 8. O’Shaughnessy Dam Yosemite
- 9. Waterfalls Yosemite is famous for its high concentration of waterfalls in a small area. The ‘Yosemite Falls’ is the highest at 2,425 feet whilst the ‘Ribbon Falls’ has the longest vertical drop at 1,612 feet
- 10. Yosemite Falls
- 11. Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite
- 13. Wildlife Abounds The following slides depicts a limited example of the species found. Hunting is prohibited albeit their sanctuary, safety and protection is afforded by the wilderness aspect together with the officers of the ‘National Park Service’.
- 16. Marmot, Yosemite
- 18. Southern California - Winter
- 19. Grand Canyon Continuing the tour our next visit takes us to the Grand Canyon. Truly awe inspiring in its size and scale. So diverse and obviously difficult to traverse on foot. But mind boggling
- 20. Considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements in its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site and made pilgrimages to it
- 21. South Rim, Grand Canyon
- 22. Eagle Rock, Grand Canyon Tell me Why !
- 23. Eagle Rock, Grand Canyon
- 24. Guano Point, Observation Platform, Grand Canyon
- 25. Pueblo Cliff Dwellings & Granaries
- 27. Striking -- Grand Canyon
- 28. White Water Rafting Grand Canyon
- 29. Desert Watchtower, Grand Canyon
- 30. Toroweap Falls, Grand Canyon
- 31. Colorado River
- 32. Hopi’s House, Grand Canyon
- 33. Hoover Dam Once known as BOULDER DAM. Completed during 1935 and turned over to the Federal Government in 1936 to be renamed after President Herbert Hoover. Building the dam cost over a hundred lives.
- 34. Hoover Dam
- 36. Hoover Dam Memorial, Grand Canyon
- 38. Preservation of the Species To date endeavouring to maintain the Condors within California the U.S. authorities have spent 35million dollars. Considered a good investment and supported by the visiting tourists. Note – These birds have an average wing span of 12 feet.
- 39. Condor in Grand Canyon
- 41. Rescue Services, Grand Canyon
- 42. Yellowstone National Park Established by U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1st 1872. Widely held to be the first national park in the world. Despite its established status little was implemented to protect it for many years.
- 43. Yellowstone My favourite Park. John Muir, a Scots born immigrant persuaded Teddy Roosevelt to safeguard this unique area and preserve its natural beauty for mankind by legislation, hence the protection afforded by the National Park Service.
- 44. Teddy Roosevelt & John Muir
- 46. Lower Basin Area This area is subject to geothermal activity which draws visitors mainly to view the exquisite display of colours erupting from the ground and the various named geysers. The Park Rangers constantly warn these visitors ‘Stick to the Approved Pathways’.
- 49. Paint Pots – Wide Angle
- 50. Paint Pots - Close
- 51. Fountain Geyser
- 52. Geyser Activity
- 53. Old Faithfull, Yellowstone Every 91 Minutes
- 54. The Most Popular
- 55. Monmoth hot Springs Yellowstone
- 58. A Real Fisherman
- 59. Bison in Winter
- 60. Bison at Hot Springs
- 61. Wolves Wolves were re-introduced to the park in an effort to maintain the balance of nature as predators and thus curtail the culling of deer. Surrounding Ranchers have rebelled and constantly illegally slaughter, when afforded the opportunity. The Bison also drift from the Park.
- 62. The New Predator
- 63. Grey Wolf Running in Snow Yellowstone
- 66. A True Grizzly Bear
- 67. A Grizzly in Yellowstone
- 71. Elk in Winter, Yellowstone
- 73. Death Valley National Park The Second Park visited. A total contrast, truly desolate and again unique in its formation.
- 74. Hermit’s Arch
- 75. The Arches, Death Valley
- 77. Camping in the Arches
- 78. Courthouse Tower
- 79. Borax Wagons, Death Valley
- 81. Zabriskie Point Badlands Death Valley
- 82. Desert Cactus
- 83. Odd Attractions Devil’s Cornfield. Thickly clumped stems of arrowweed form the ’corn shocks’. A popular nearby area is the ‘Devil’s Golf Course’, a rocky, salt encrusted area where only the devil could play golf
- 85. Devil’s Golf Course Death Valley
- 86. Amongst the Dunes Death Valley
- 88. Eureka Dunes, Death Valley
- 89. Death Valley Hole in the Rock - Hideout
- 90. Sequoia National Park The land of the GIANT REDWOOD trees. To be seen to be believed. They are so immense they dwarf human visitors.
- 91. Kaweah Gap, High Sierras Sequoia
- 93. Sequoia Park Attraction ‘The Tunnel Log’ is a tunnel cut through a fallen giant sequoia tree. The tree which measured 274 feet tall and 21 feet in diameter, fell across the park in 1937. A tunnel was cut 8 feet tall and 21 feet wide to make the road passable.
- 95. Sherman Tree Trail Sequoia
- 98. Cougar, Sequoia
- 99. Moose, Sequoia
- 100. Alaskan Moose
- 101. Shake & Bake
- 102. Time to Finish Thank you