There are many natural wonders in the United States, but I will note down a few of them.
(1) CALIFORNIA : Land of Giants : Some Redwood trees tower higher than300ft. and stand taller than a 30-floor building. There are 30 Parks in the 132,000-acre Redwood National & State Park system. 300 mls, north of San Francisco, lies a 32-mile stretch of road called AVENUE of the GIANTS, filled with more than 50,000 acres of Redwood trees, some of which have been proud sentinels for 2000 yrs.
(2) ALASKA: Ice on the move : 100,000 glaciers are thinning Johns Hopkins and Margerie glaciers are advancing.
(3) ARIZONA : Grand Canyon : World’s largest canyon, stretches 277 mls long, 18 mls wide and a mile deep.
(4) ARKANSAS : Crater of Diamonds : State Park —It birthed the nation’s largest diamond —-40.23 carat Uncle Sam. 37-acre search field sits on top of a volcanic pipe, and is the only public site in the world, where you can dig for diamonds, to your heart’s content.
(5) ALABAMA : —Wild River : Sunny Gulf Coast beaches.
(6) COLORADO : The Highest Ground : More than 60 peaks, stand higher than 12,000 ft in Colorado’s ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. Altitudes range from 7,500 ft to more than 14,000 ft.
(7) CONNECTICUT : Coastal Quiet : 800 acres of BLUFF POINT STATE PARK COASTAL RESERVE.
(8) DELAWARE : Migration Station : Hook National Wildlife Refuge is the resort of choice for discerning waterfowl. More than 150,000 ducks and geese stop here in October and November, as they migrate between their homes.
(9) FLORIDA : Gator Central : Visit Shark Valley, in Everglades National Park, to see alligators.
(10) GEORGIA : Untamed Island : Everything about Cumberland Island is wild. Georgia’s largest barrier island, is home to 9,800 acres of wilderness. Feral Horses are its most famous inhabitants, and the island, is also, home to alligators. Largely undeveloped, the island has fewer than40 habitable residences, a historic inn and an African Baptist Church, dating back to the late 19th Century. Late John F. Kennedy, Jr and Carolyn Bessette were married there in 1996.
(11) HAWAII : Fire & Water : The volcanic action in Hawaii is 70 million in the works, and is responsible for creating the Hawaiian Islands. Two, of the world’s most active volcanoes, KILAUEA & MAUNA LOA, are located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. From the sea floor, Mauna Loa climbs 30,000ft, making it taller than Mount Everest. Mauna Loa is the world’s largest Volcano. Kilauea has been erupting regularly, since 1983, spewing molten lava, that has added more than 550acres of new land to the BIG ISLAND. Watching glowing lava slither into he pacific Ocean, at night, creating clouds of steam, on contact, is a sight you won’t forget.
(12) IDAHO : Saw-tooth Solitude : Saw-tooth range, in Idaho’s mid-section packs plenty of adventure. A jagged skyline, of 50 spiky peaks, over 10,000ft high, gives the range its name.
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