7 Wonders of North America

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manvels of natune in youn own backyand.
Sequoia National Park
Home to 35 groves of Sequoia trees, this
California park also houses granite mountains
and deep canyons. But the biggest attraction
is the General Sherman Tree. lt is a sequoia,
standing 272 feet high and measuring 37 feet in
diameter. lt is the largest and one of the oldest
living things in the world...esrimated to be
over 3,500 years old!
Natunal Bnidge
National Monument
Two winding streams in Utah carved three natural
bridges from the sandstone that once stood there.
The three bridges are called Sipapu (220 feet high),
Kachina (2 l0 feet high), and Owachomo (106 feet high)
and have spans ranging from I 80-268 feet long.
Yosemite Valley
The valley is within Yosemite
National Park in California.
The valley contains sheer
rock walls, Yosemite Falls -
the highest in North America,
with a drop of 2,425 feet -
and huge domes and peaks.
The greatest of these is El
Capitan, a granite buttress
that rises 3,604 feet from
the valley floor.
Old Faithful at
Yellowstone National Pank
The most famous geyser in Yellowstone
National Park, Wyoming is named Old
Faithful because it spouts quite
regularly, about every 33 to | 20
minutes. When that occurs, roughly
| 0,000 gallons of water from the geyser
shoot up an average of I 50 feet high!
Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave Park is made uo of
52,830 acres of land in south central
Kentucky. Mammoth Cave is the
longest recorded cave system in the
world, with over 354 miles of known,
maPPeo Passages.
Ganden of the Gods
Located near Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Garden
of the Gods is a breathtal<ing collection of unusually
shaped, multicolored sandstone formations. These
formations have unique names such as Kissing Camels
and Balanced Rock. The area of the garden known as
Grey Rock serves as a naturally made amphitheater.
Niagana Falls
The falls are on the Niagara River, on
the boarder of Ontario, Canada and
New York State. The Canadian side of
the falls, called Horseshoe Falls, rises up
| 67 feet from the river, and tne
American Falls, on the US side, reach a
height of 176 feet. The water from
both falls flows into Lake Ontario.