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North America offers a golden opportunity to tourists to
discover and outdoor opportunities spread out in the country.
The US has got some 64 designated national parks. These parks
are home to more than 60% of the nation's endangered species,
and represent some of the best remaining habitat for the country's
wildlife heritage. They are also seen as "touchstones
of shared history and culture." These parks along with
other trek routes are worth trying out.
Other than the verdant national there are vast windswept
dry lands, the vast expanses of the Grand Canyon and the high
and rough stretches of Rocky Mountains provide an ideal platform
for adventure enthusiasts tourists to explore another part
of United States.
If all these don't excite you, then there are certain other
type of trails and pathways that are loaded with history.
For e.g., you can walk the trails once used by native Indians
and the white settlers while they were on their way into the
wild-west territory from the eastern seaboard. These trails,
which saw the hooves of the horses and the wheels of the wagons,
are now home to trekkers and campers who want to get their
slice of the American wilderness and the native terrain. Some
of the National Parks such as the Yellowstone National Park
and Yosemite National Park are further locations where the
tourists can explore their way through the territory in the
form of the foot soldiers of the wild.
FEW POPULAR TREKS
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK TREK: At this park you can
view wildlife, try backcountry hiking, camping, horseback
riding or join in a ranger-led nature walk. Geysers, hot springs,
a grand canyon, forests, wilderness, wildlife and even a large
lake can all be found inside the park.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TREK: The Sierra crest and
the Pacific Crest Trail run through Yosemite, with peaks of
red metamorphic rock, such as Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs,
and granite peaks, such as Mount Conness.
THE BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK TREK, located in southwestern
South Dakota, covers 64,000 sq km and consists of 244,000
acres of buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the mixed
grass prairie.
THE GRAND CANYON TREK: The Grand Canyon is more than
a great abyss carved through the rocks of the Colorado plateau.
It is a pleasure ground for those who love the many moods
and gifts of nature. The National Park covers more than 1.2
million acres and the vast majority of the park is inaccessible
due to the predominance of cliffs, and inhospitable to all
but desert plants and animals. The Colorado River bisects
the canyon and hikers can cross the river only at Phantom
Ranch.
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK TREK: The Park is located
east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California,
with a small extension and exclave (Devil's Hole) in Nevada.
The park covers 5,219 mi² (13,518 km²), encompassing
Saline Valley, a large part of Panamint Valley, almost all
of Death Valley, and parts of several mountain ranges.
THE BRIDGER TETON NATIONAL FOREST TREK: This national
forest is still one of the largest and wildest in the US.
Most of Wyoming's' tallest mountains are located here and
six of the largest seven glaciers in the contiguous 48 states
are also here. The Bridger Wilderness area has over 1,300
lakes and over 1,000 are known to have trout.
All these major national parks offer following facilities:
Backpacking
Biking
Bird Watching
Camping
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Interpretive Programs
Nature Walks
Stargazing
Swimming
Wildlife Viewing
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