Yellowstone Bears
Grizzly bears were probably more common here than black bears in the 19 th century. Recent estimates put the number of grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at about …
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Sights and Attractions in Geneva
SIGHTS Geneva is modestly spectacular. It is not a city of rich, legendary architecture or work of art, but rather a small domain filled with contrasts, quaint idiosyncrasies and …
Yellowstone Valley Birds
Yellow-headed blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) may be seen in the reeds at Floating Island Lake west of Tower Junction or along the edges of some of that area’s other ponds. …
Travel to Goteborg Sweden
SIGHTS Antiques market (Antikhallama); the Botanical Garden; Queen Kristinas Hunting Lodge; the Elfsborgs Fortress (it is situated on an island in the harbour inlet); Fishmar-ket (Fiskekorkan); the Fish Harbour; …
Map Livingston to the North Entrance
To drive to Yellowstone Park from Livingston, take U.S. Highway 89 from the center of Livingston or from Interstate 90 just south of town. In about 3 miles (5 …
Map of Turkey
ANKARA Ankara, Turkey’s capital, is set in the strategic heartland of Central Anatolia, its site deliberately chosen by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey. …
How do the other hydrothermal features work Yellowstone?
Steam vents, or fumaroles, are places where there’s a steady flow of steam coming from a fissure in the ground. A steady downward see of groundwater reaches hot rocks, …
Travel to Turkey
HISTORY Though the city is thorougly modem in appearance, its origins date back to a Hittite settlement in the 2nd millennium BC. In the 8th century BC the Phrygians …
A YELLOWSTONE SAMPLER
No one thought in 1872 that such a relatively small tract of land in the vast western territories would actually become a preserve for bears, wolves, bison, and thousands …
Sights and Attractions in Basel Switzerland
SIGHTS Rathaus (Counril House, 1507-1513, arcaded main building, late Burgundian Gothic)-Minster – Basle’s landmark (oldest parts date from the late Romanesque period, also Gothic elements); St. Peter’s Church; Spalentor …