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Matthew Malkin, Javier Penunri, and Roby Sanford =Grand Canyon= ==

Zoomed in grand canyon
Having the longitude and latitude of 36.1° N, 112.1° W the Grand Canyon is the worlds largest canyon and is one of the natural 7 wonders of the world. Me classmates and I went to the south rim of the Grand Canyon and hiked for about a mile and half down and up. Hiking down the Canyon there was a change in weather, trees, and layers of stone. The difference in weather and trees was because of change in elevation. The layers of stone were different because millions of years ago the canyon was covered with water which applied pressure changing the stone.The canyon was under water twice and has many myths from natives. The canyon was later visited by Theodor Roosevelt in 1903 and was declared a national park in 1919. I thought this activity was enjoyable and full of education but however was not new to me because I've visited the canyon before.

Grand Canyon
=Colorado River=

The Glen Canyon Dam
The Colorado River is 39 ° N, 105.5° W and supplies water to millions of people, plants and animals. My group and I went on a raft on the Colorado River and saw various plants, rocks, and fish. Later, we stopped on the shore and got to swim in the freezing cold river, and drink lemonade. The water was so cold because it came from the bottom of a lake. The water at the bottom of the lake is cold because it's denser than warm water, making it sink to the bottom. When the dam was built, cold water started to come out affecting many plants, and giving power to nearby cities. There has been fewer fish because of the temperature, but some still stay. The Colorado River also runs through the Grand Canyon, giving the canyon rapids. On the sides of the river, there are carvings in the walls by Native Americans. I liked this activity because we got to go swimming in freezing cold water and our bout driver passed everyone. This was a new experience for me. I've never been on the Colorado River before.

Man fishing in the Colorado River
=Wupatki National Monument=

100 Room House
The Wupatki national monument is located at 35.5° N, 111.3° W and was once a home to Native Americans. The house was called 100 Room House because of the many rooms, and was built by teenaged kids. The Wilson kids and I walked around the monument and saw the blow hole. The blow hole is an opening to a cave that lets out cold air and at night receives cold air. The Monument is also very close to a volcano that exploded a long time ago. The volcanic ash gave rich soil to the Native American's crops. The Native Americans that lived here also had a game that they played involving a ball and a court. They had another court but was not used to play games. It was used for meetings and celebrations. All the stuff they made had to do with clay or flagstone. I liked this activity especially the blow hole because it was natural air conditioning. This was a new place for me.

Wupatki National Monument sign
=Sunset Crater=

Sunset Crater
35.3° N, 111.5° W is the longitude and latitude of Sunset Crater. The crater was once a cinder cone volcano. This volcano is a young volcano in Arizona. The ash helps bring back wild life that it destroyed by being high in nutrients. My fellow students and I only got to look at the crater for a brief moment because we were short on time. Archeologist believe the crater erupted around 1085. The eruption scared many Native Americans. They believed it was a sign from the gods saying that they were bad. There is still lava from the eruption to this day. You can even see the lava flow. The activity wasn't very fun because we only got to look at it instead of hike it but it still was new to me.