Memphis and Its Necropolis World Heritage Site: Giza (N29o59’ E31o8’) (Note: All coordinates approximate). Great Pyramid of Giza (tomb of Khufu), 2550 BC, is 481’ tall and was the tallest man-made structure for 3,800 years. It is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. On the east side is the site of a … More Memphis and Its Necropolis World Heritage Site
Southern Kansas City, Missouri, Parks and Historic Sites Sites are listed under National Historic Trail Sites, National Historic Landmarks, southern Kansas City Parks,and Grandview Parks. An orientation map: southern KC Grandview National Historic Landmarks Harry S Truman Farm Home, part of Harry S Truman National Historic Site, is at 12301 Blue Ridge Boulevard north of … More Natural and Cultural Features of Southern Kansas City, Part I: KC and Grandview
The east side of the Cascades and Chilcotin Ranges grade from montane forests to near-desert grasslands. Montane forests of lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, white spruce, and Douglas-fir grade into low-elevation parklands of ponderosa pine, bunchgrass and sagebrush. Animals include bighorn sheep, mountain goat, grizzly bear, black-tailed deer and coyote. The ecoregion is also home to … More Cascades Mountains Leeward Forests, Part 3
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The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is becoming known at the best record of Late Cretaceous terrestrial life. The remains of dinosaurs—hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and tyrannosaurs—are impressive, with more than 50 genera of dinosaurs represented. There are more than 5,000 square km of fossil-rich Late Cretaceous rocks exposed. The realization of the fossil riches in the area … More Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Part 2C continues with hydroelectric reservoirs in the Mother Lode including the Bear, Cosumnes, Mokelumne, Truckee, and Yuba Rivers. The American River was previously described in part 2B. Bear River Alta Forebay, Pacific Gas & Electric (N39º13’ W120º47’) receives water from the Towle Canal (North Fork American River watershed) and regulates water entering the penstock … More Sierra Nevada Forests, Part 2C: Hydroelectric Reservoirs of the Mother Lode
Sierra Nevada map 1 Continuing south in the Sierra Nevada forests, the American River watershed drains the western slopes and the Truckee River drains the eastern slopes. This post describes some of the features in this landscape. Part 2 describes the Mother Lode and Lake Tahoe areas encompassed by general areas of the Eldorado and Tahoe … More Sierra Nevada Forests, Part 2A, American River and Tahoe Areas
