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Powell served as the second Director of the United States Geological Survey, a post he held from 1881 to 1894.This photograph dates from early in his term of office. John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural ...
Precipitation runoff from the landform drains east to Lake Mead via Thomas Wash and Valley of Fire Wash. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 120 feet (37 meters) above the Valley of Fire Road in 265 feet (81 m). Access to the arch is from a 0.25-mile trail that starts at a roadside parking lot with information and restrooms. [7]
Lexington Arch, Great Basin National Park; Little Finland, Gold Butte National Monument; Red Rock Canyon; Valley of Fire State Park. Elephant Rock; Fire Wave (similar to but smaller than The Wave in Arizona) Natural Arch (collapsed in 2010)
Park officials cited concerns that the Park Fire could encroach upon the national park's western side, including Manzanita Lake and park headquarters in the community of Mineral. [56] The fire did not burn into the park itself, which partially reopened on August 17. [57] The closed portion of California State Route 32 reopened on August 15. [58]
A map may prove that Marco Polo discovered America more than two centuries before Christopher Columbus. A sheepskin map, believed to be a copy of the 13th century Italian explorer's, may indicate ...
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The Woodley Fire, which has set at least 30 acres ablaze, was discovered on Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. in the Sepulveda Basin, around 19 miles northwest of the City of Los Angeles, according to Cal ...
John Muir (/ m jʊər / MURE; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), [1] also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", [2] was a Scottish-born American [3] [4]: 42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.