JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK California
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Approximately 230 kilometres east of Los Angeles and close to Palm Springs is the Joshua Tree National Park. Founded in 1994, this nature preserve, near to the Little San Bernardino Mountains, covers an area of around 2000 square kilometres. It consists of 2 different types of desert. In the southern part, the Sonora Desert extends to the neighboring state of Arizona. The northern section of the park forms part of the Mojave Desert and, being in California, is located within a cooler climatic zone 1000 metres above sea level. Even its rocks can be divided into 2 different geological forms. The powerful, dark scree mountains are called Pinto Gneis. The distinctly bright rock of the Monzogranite is the opposite of the Pinto Gneis that can be found in 6 different mountain ranges within the national park. The bulbous roots of the Joshua Tree were used by the Serrano Indians. Chopped and pounded, they were transformed into soap, string and mats where baskets were made from the plant’s leaves. At the end of the 19th century, when the gold mines in the northern part of California had been abandoned, the region’s rocky terrain became a focus of attention. Gold diggers began to travel to the south of the state and in 1865, the precious metal was discovered in this region. The most successful gold digging area was Lost Horse Mine, in the foothills of the Little San Bernardino Mountains. Each evening, fantastic sunsets cover this precious, untouched world with a fabulous light while …
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK Arizona
The Grand Canyon National Park is the most beautiful and well-known nature reserve in the USA Its 5000 square kilometres covers more than 4 different climatic zones and rises to 2200 metres above sea level. The Grand Canyon is also Indian Territory, the Navajo, Hopi and Havasuapi Indians still inhabit this region. Neatly piled one above the other, the Grand Canyon features 12 geological layers of various time periods. Its time-span ranges from the fossil rich 250 million year old limestone of the Kaibab Plateau to the almost 2 million year old Vishu slate at the bottom of the ravine. The Colorado River created this natural masterpiece in less than 10 million years, with severe heat and extreme cold eroding the rock, followed by rainfall that drove it down into a mighty river. Up to 1600 metres deep and averaging 16 kilometres wide, the incredible dimensions of this huge abyss are difficult to comprehend, the descent into the canyon being like a journey into the Earth’s distant past. The rays of the sun make the geological strata appear brown from above and green and blue from below. The cream-colored strata in the upper parts of the valley walls contain fossils of sponges, corals, snails and crustaceans. The beige-colored sandstone contains fish skeletons and in the purple limestone, there are the impressions of water lilies and primitive crustaceans, with green slate revealing traces of mussels and worms. At the bottom of the canyon, there are no further signs of life …
Our Labor of Love (Full Length Documentary about Out of Africa Wildlife Park)
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Winner of a 2011 Bronze Telly Award! Our Labor of Love is a Full Length Documentary about Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Arizona (near Sedona) www.outofafricapark.com This is a volunteer, not-for-profit project created by Emmy award winning filmmakers Kim and Doug Bocaz-Larson of Poco Loco Productions of NMSU-Grants http You can contact Doug at dbocaz@nmsu.edu if you’re interesting in showing or using this documentary. Thank you to all the following people who were a part of this project: Dean and Prayeri Harrison Jeff Harwell Courtney Palmer Amanda Ballew Dorothy Grace Robin Kerr Stef Nez Marcos Prieto Cho and Susie Larson Dingo and Ashton Powell Jeanette Reichle Rachelle Simpson Natalie Benson Tom Gaines Erin Stefanik Shawn Tyree Lauren Butler Stephanie Gaines Marc Hill Debra Kennedy Nick Knapik Jess Miller Webb Moody Bill Pearson Al Raitano Meg Ruff
Rex Allen Jr. Arizona,
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Beautiful Arizona´s landscapes, with the alternative anthem of Arizona, composed by Rex Allen Jr, one of the best voices of american country and western music, also is the song that most enjoy Rex.
I pick the photos from www.wildnatureimages.com, thanks to his photographer, Ron Niebrugger. Please, notice me if I violate some right.
Words and Music by Rex Allen, Jr.
I love you, Arizona;
Your mountains, deserts and streams;
The rise of Dos Cabezas
And the outlaws I see in my dreams;
I love you Arizona,
Superstitions and all;
The warmth you give at sunrise;
Your sunsets put music in us all.
Oo, Arizona;
You’re the magic in me;
Oo, Arizona,
You’re the life-blood of me;
I love you Arizona;
Desert dust on the wind;
The sage and cactus are blooming,
And the smell of the rain on your skin.
Oo, Arizona;
You’re the magic in me;
Oo, Arizona,
You’re the life-blood of me.
(taked from www.rexallenjr.com )
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@ Wickenburg
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went to wickenburg
heres some stupid stuff
2/18/08
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