Saying that Lava Beds National Monument has everything a perfect field trip has to offer would be an understatement. Lava Beds National Monument, lies concealed in the hills of northern California. Each year the monument attracts only 130,000 captivated visitors, meaning that the attractions would not be crowded and mobbed with tourists. Lava Beds National Monument has diverse features and many places to put your attention towards, with five historical caves. The educational value of the park is beneficial along with enjoyment of seeing phenomenal ancient caves and lava tubes. Lava Beds National Monument has many remarkable benefits that make it the ideal destination for a field trip including the low number of visitors, the manifold attractions and the academic relevance.
With a low annual amount of 130,000 visitors, Lava Beds greatly contrasts with other National Attractions. The number of visitors might not sound like an important factor, but when there are no crowds and lines the visit is much more enjoyable. Yosemite National Park, another national attraction nearby, which attracts over four million visitors annually, receives over 300 times more visitors than Lava Beds
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There are so many different sights to see, it is almost promised that there is something to catch every visitors attention. According to “Lava Beds National Monument”, Some of the enthralling features of the monument include caves such as the Crystal Ice Cave, which is super cold and has beautiful ice chandeliers hanging from the crystal ceiling. Fern Cave offers not only a sight of many different plants and animals, but captivating historical markings called pictographs from natives thousands of years ago. Along with many other caves in the national monument, these are some examples of the sundry and exquisite natural pieces of
This study is focus on the 11th Unnamed Cave in Tennessee. This cave was the first of its kind because this cave is the only one that was found to contain pictograph, petroglyph, and mud glyph all in one site. The article explain that the site is significant because there are evidence to showed that the site underwent a series of diverse but interrelated uses. The first out of all the cave sites to contain all three different form of rock art. Also, because the site was found in the eighteenth century which had some form of documentations on the uses of the cave. The authors believes that since the cave showed many different kind of activities, it is possible that the activities reflect a complex behaviors more elaborated and sacred than all of the other sites.
These types of rocks include metamorphosed volcanic rock, schist, quartzite, Phyllite, and marble. The marble rocks in the Sequoia and Kings National Parks contain different caves. This is different from Yosemite National Park because Yosemite does not have any caves (United States National Park Service, “Geology”, 2015). This marble however is metamorphosed limestone and Sequoia and Kings Canyon combined contain over 200 marble caves. These caves only form under special conditions which include the right kind of rock, fractures or spaces that are in the rock and enough water that can erode underground spaces or passages. These two parks contain the longest cave in California which is Lilburn Cave. Lilburn Cave has nearly 17 miles of surveyed passage and it is a very complex cave with blue and white-banded marble (United States National Park Service, “Overview”, 2015). Nearby mines cause the cave to also occasionally have displays of rare or colorful minerals such as green malachite and blue
After notifying the officials, explorers began an intensive search for more artwork. Their findings were amazing. To date, there are about 125 documented images of animals, and fifty-five stenciled hands found in the cave (Jaobs “Grotto Cosquer”).
Have you ever been to Lava Beds National Monument? Tourist are often drawn to the state of California for the interesting sights, both in the big cities and in nature. Although you may have some concerns and regards, this monument is full of history and geological wonder. Safety is recommended, by the monument workers, to anyone exploring these wonders. So, there's one less problem to worry about.
Lava Beds National Monument is one of the most beautiful subjects in planet earth it has the most beautiful views and caves that it has to offer. We can not let this opportunity go away, letting the trip to a loss will lead to a ton of unhappy students. The trip could help with our studies we can help the teachers with teaching the students with a little more of a history of how the littlest things that are in the state could help so much with the standards of the school. The monument is not that far away from the school, but we could go it is located near California and Oregon State border. It is to be considered California's best-hidden secret for all the amazing objects, views, and the caves that are hidden in this one Monument. Let us reveal this secret for the school trip because we can learn something from it.
At this National Park you may find miles and miles of hiking trails through volcanic craters, hot deserts and rainforests. They have Drive Chain of Craters Roads, Ranger Programs, A Walk Into The Past, and After Dark in the Park.
Canyonlands National Park, immense amounts of wilderness and rock, is located at the heart of the Colorado Plateau (Canyonlands National Park-Geology). Millions of years have formed specific features to the rock and surrounding wilderness that make it so special. Throughout the park, you will find that the sedimentary rock has formed many features such as hundreds of colorful canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires. The Green and Colorado rivers have played a major role in the formation of many of these features. These rivers cut through the park forming two massive canyons. This further splits the park into three distinct zones. “Island in the Sky” sits to the north while “The Maze” sits off to the west and “The Needles” to the east (Canyonlands National Park Information Guide). “Island in the Sky” serves as Canyonlands’ observation tower; it allows tourists to see overwhelming vistas of the rest of the land. “The Maze,” as hinted at by the name has been described as a “30 square mile puzzle in sandstone” (NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division). This section of the park often ranks as one of the most remote and inaccessible areas of the United States. Lastly, “The Needles” is known for its diversity in rock features. Throughout this land, features such as sculptured rock spires, arches, canyons, grabens, and potholes can be seen. The varying names hint at the diversity of the land as a whole. As said by The National Park Service’s Geology Resources Division, “Traces of the Anasazi can be found in almost every canyon in the Needles. Many of their stone and mud dwellings and storehouses are remarkably well-preserved. Tower Ruins, built high on a cliff ledge in a side canyon of Horse Canyon, is an outstanding ex...
The Burning Bed, was based on a true story about an abused battered wife. They lived in small town in Ingham County. Francine Hughes went on trial for the death of ex-husband Mikey Hughes. Francine, was a beautiful young woman, that met Mickey at a restaurant one night, that change her life forever. Mickey did not start off abusive he was loving, and fun at one point. Mickey was “wolf in sheep clothing”. He appeared to be gentle and kind, but was a monster.
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There are many different varieties of landforms in the world, but there are only two regions we are looking at and they are the northeast and the southeast. In both regions there are huge mountain ranges. One is called the Appalachian Mountains. This group of mountains is 250,000,000 years old. The Mississippi River flows through the southeast. In the southeast there is a landform named Mammoth Cave. In 1941 it became a landform. I think it is cool that a simple little ,(well actually huge), cave became a national park! It covers 52,830 acres. (There might be more, all these acres might lead to more) No wonder it is the largest cave system known in the world! Its coordinates are 37°11 North, 86°6 West. I would tell you more, but I must move on. (Seriously it’s almost due)
The Natural History Museum is extraordinary place to explore and learn. It’s fun and breathtaking. The museum served as an agricultural fairground from 1872 until 1910. The original structure of the building from the 1913 and today’s structure are combined with a blend of many styles. Like a Spanish Renaissance ornamentation in the terracotta trimmings. There is a Romanesque style in the arched windows and the brick walls. The Beaux-Arts tradition is a T-shape floor plan. The building measures 75 feet in diameter with three wings. The Rotunda’s walls are made of Italian marble and the floors have a mosaic tile. The statue in the center of the floor called “Three Muses.” The Rotunda’s dome is 58 feet high with a skylight 20 feet across on top, which has been restored recently into a bright colored stained glass design. The museum had its first grand opening on November 6, 1913 and was called “The Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art. It was opened formally to the public. The museum was joined by other major cultural facilities in the park; the Memorial Coliseum, Sports Arena, Swimming Stadium, California Science Center, California African American Museum and the largest Municipal-Owned Rose Garden in the nation, with a beautiful water fountain in the center.
California has numerous interesting sights. Not only the big cities but the nature to. Approximately between California and Oregon states border lyes the California’s “best kept secret.” While other national parks, such as Yosemite National Park may receive nearly 4 million visitors, the Lava Beds National Monument attracts 130,000 guests. Not having many visitors lets this monument keep its nickname.
Researchers have found that these caldera valleys reside near some of the largest amounts of volcanic rock we have on Earth, insinuating that the heat vents that collapsed were “monstrous.” However, very thick continental crust and a huge heat source is needed to create these supervolcanoes which makes them very rare. The last supervolcanoes to erupt in the continental U.S occurred 640,000 years ago in Yellowstone and 760,000 years ago in Long Valley, California. These eruptions occurred, like all supervolcanoes, because the pressurized magma raises overlying crust enough to create vertical breaks that spread to the surface of the
Despite being in a dangerous location, the slopes of volcanoes can be attractive to people setting up homes due to the rich, fertile soil