Scenic spotsThe Grand Canyon

The SouthwestThe Northwest

The Rocky MountainsThe Pacific Coast

The Middle West Florida

The SoutheastThe NortheastNew York State

HawaiiAlaska

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Scenic Spots– The Grand Canyon

• Most famous scenic wonder-the South Rim-four million visitors

• The formation and characteristics of the Grand Canyon-deep-four zones of climate-own flora and fauna

• Grand Canyon National Park

Pictures of The Grand Canyon

The Southwest

• The Painted Desert National Park-Petrified Forest- petrifaction- tree rings

• The Sunset Crater Volcano National Park –volcano greater than Mount St. Helen

• North - desert areas-Nevada and Colorado- hold much travelers

Pictures of the Southwest

The Northwest• Yellowstone National Park – established in 187

2- oldest and largest- known for geysers and hot springs- Old Faithful (regularity)- strange and wondrous- waterfalls, rugged peaks, and lush valleys

• Grand Teton National Park- scenic peaks and glacier scoured valleys

• Dinosaur National Monument-fossils of prehistoric animal life

• Bryce Canyon National Park –enormous sandstone spires and pinnacles<colorful>

Yellowstone National Park

• 1) was established in 1872, is the oldest and one the longest of the national parks

• 2) was known for geysers and hot springs

Old Faithful

• 4) contains beautiful vistas of waterfalls, rugged peaks and valleys

Yellowstone National Park

The Rocky Mountains

• A national park covering the central Rockies• State parks which dotting the area from the Can

adian border down to the southern part of the range in New Mexico- picnic and hike and enjoy the landscape

• The streams in the Rockies are a trout fisherman’s paradise

• Various old mining towns still retaining a certain 19th century charm

• Skiing down mountain slopes <winter mouths>

The Rocky Mountains

The Pacific Coast• To the west of the Rockies Mountains, a stretch of desert

area• Northern-the city of Seattle located on Puget Sound and

neighbored by the Olympic Peninsula• Olympia National Park – fascinating temperate rain fores

t, and the Cascade Range < Mt. Rainier >• St. Helens eruption• The coastline towards the south is quite rugged, with pre

cipitous cliffs and boulder-strewn beaches<Los Angeles>

The Pacific Coast• San Francisco –center of urban sightseeing- Berkeley with its Unive

rsity across the Bay<Stanford University>• San Francisco –center of urban sightseeing- Berkeley with its Unive

rsity across the Bay<Stanford University>• Farther south is Yosemite National Park• Even farther south is Monterey- John Steinbeck stories• Big Sur –a big picturesque retreat for authors as Henry Miller, Jack

Kerouac, and port Robinson Jeffers• Few places of natural beauty in South California --- Hollywood and

Disneyland • Beaches are the best.-stretch from Los Angeles to San Diego – wea

ther is always temperate and there is little rain

San Francisco

Farther south is Yosemite National Park(约瑟米蒂国家公园 ) with a spectacular scenery of valleys ca

rved out by glaciers.

The Middle West• The Rocky Mountain slide down towards

the great-plains states• In state of South Dakota• Artistic project at Mt. Rushmore for four

famous US Presidents : George Washington, Tomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt

• The mighty Mississippi River• Vestiges of the old Southern plantations

Cities

Plantations

Florida

• The southernmost tip of the eastern US( weather is harsh and severe)-wintertime to visit

• The western side of the Florida lies on the Gulf of Mexico< famous beaches>

• Farther south is the Everglades (a subtropical wetlands)---the River of Grass-- a collection of wildlife

• A chin of islands called the Florida Keys- connected by a series of bridges called the Overseas Highway

• The farthest island is Key West –the summer retreat for US President Harry S Truman and the site of the homes of novelist Ernest Hemingway

• Inland is the city of Orlando (Disneyworld and Epcot Center)

Palm trees

Species

Florida

The Southeast

• North of Florida along the Atlantic Seaboard• along the eastern coast• In South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia• Eastern coast are such historic cities as Savann

ah, GA, with its stately mansions and 28th Century downtown area

• In South Carolina is the city of Charleston which maintain many gardens famous for azaleas, magnolias and camellias

• Fort Sumter National Park- the site of the first battle of the American Civil War in April 1861

The Southeast

The Southeast

The Northeast

• the Blue Ridge Mountain ( through North Carolina to Virginia-----Outer Banks <deep-sea fishing>

• Kitty Hawk –the Wright brothers flew their first airplane>• New York are many beach communities• Cape Cod shaped like a flexed arm• The island –swimming, boating—village atmosphere --s

ummer ,spring • the Green Mountains-Appalachian-wonderful and challen

ging footpath called the Appalachian Trail (The Appalachian National Scenic Trail)

Appalachian

New York State• the Adirondack Mountains

• Mount Marcy

• Lake Placid

• Schroon Lake

• Niagara Falls

the Adirondack Mountains

Lake Placid

Niagara Falls

Hawaii

• is unique• two national parks and three national h

istorical parks • Mauna Kea• under the control of the National Park • 3 “ W ” waves wind wings • a National Marine Monument• tourist business

Hawaii

Alaska

• ice and snow

• the largest state

• lots of interesting and exciting things

• the "last great place "

• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Alaska

Alaska