Chapter 12 American Potpourri West Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 2 American West Old West Larger than Life Dramatic Natural Man-made Car travel preferred Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 3 North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt National Park www.nps.gov/thro/home.htm colourful badlands provides the scenic backdrop park memorializes the 26th president for contributions to the conservation of resources. 70,447 acres badlands, open prairie, bison, prairie dogs and other wildlife Little Missouri River Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 South Dakota Mt Rushmore www.nps.gov/moru/start.htm Insert <photo Mt Rushmore> pg 204 Deadwood Wind Cave Jewel Cave Badlands www.deadwood.org Entire city is a national historic landmark Crazy Horse Monument www.crazyhorse.org sculpture started in 1948 Still in progress Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 Nebraska Fort Robinson www.stateparks.com/fort_robinson.html Former US Army outpost in Pine Ridge region – NW Nebraska www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/fortrob 75 years of military history Scenic beauty Historical & cultural significance Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 Kansas www.travelks.com Topeka - state capital Dodge City www.americanwest.com/pages/dodge.htm Cowboy Capital 1875 - 1886 Boot Hill Buried with their boots on.. Old Cowtown Museum www.oldcowtown.org Stop on Texas-Kansas cattle route Interactive living history Famous & infamous past Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Texas www.traveltex.com Lone Star State “Buckaroo Break$” Packages designed for Canadian market Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Texas (cont.) Dallas-Fort Worth More shopping centres per capita than any other US city 9th largest city in the US 12 entertainment districts State Fair – fall > 3M visitors annually Sports Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers, Desperados JF Kennedy Memorial www.jfk.org Mansion on Turtle Creek Rosewood Hotel Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Texas (cont.) Houston Largest city in Texas www.houston-guide.com 4th in US NASA/Space Center Houston Astrodome www.ballparks.com First ball park with a roof First park with Astroturf Minute Maid Park Astros, Rockets, Comets, Texans, Aeros Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Texas (cont.) San Antonio Riverwalk www.sanantoniocvb.com Paseo del Rio Tree lined cobblestone walks 5km through shops, restaurants and bars Alamo www.thealamo.org Most famous spot in Texas 1836 battle with Mexicans 189 defenders fell Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 Texas (cont.) Austin “Live music capital of the world” www.austintexas.org State Capital Bats Congress Ave bridge More than 1.5 M bats fly out at dusk Apr-Oct Largest urban bat colony in N.A. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 Texas (cont.) Padre Island National Seashore Longest undeveloped barrier island www.nps.gov/pais South Padre Island www.sopadre.com Resorts, fishing, boating Wildlife watching Dolphin, sea turtles & birds Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Okalahoma Oklahoma City Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Preserving the heritage of the American West Stockyards City see Oklahoma cowboys working the livestock. www.nationalcowboymuseum.org www.stockyardscity.org Oklahoma Rodeo Opry 300 seat Opry house offers great country & western music www.ohfo.org Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Colorado www.colorado.com Denver Mile High City Mild weather outdoor recreation 300 days of annual sunshine Mesa Verde Archaeological wonder www.denver.org Cliff dwellings built A.D. 450 - 1300 Colorado Springs www.experiencecoloradosprings.com World class whitewater Wild to mild outdoor adventures Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 Colorado (cont.) Ski Resorts Aspen Year round resort Vail Aspen, Snowmass, Highlands, Buttermilk West-central Colorado – 3 ½ hrs from DEN www.newvail.com Claims to N.A. top ski resort destination www.aspenchamber.org Billion $ renewal Telluride & Mountain Village www.visittelluride.com Old & new, unique & sophisticated Southwest Colorado Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 Wyoming Yellowstone www.nps.gov/yell First national park Old Faithful www.yellowstone.net Erupts every 35 – 120 min. for 1 ½ -5 min. Max height 27 – 56 M Grand Teton www.nps.gov/grte Teton Mountain range Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 Wyoming (cont.) www.wyomingtourism.org Jackson Hole Extreme Skiing 1262 M. base-to-summit vertical Freefall leaps Snake River www.jacksonholechamber.com Rafting & Fishing Devil’s Tower www.nps.gov/deto Nearly vertical monolith 386 M above Belle Fourche River Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 20 Montana Little Bighorn Custer’s attack on the Sioux, 1976 National Monument & Cemetery Glacier National Park www.nps.gov/glac Glaciated landscape Intact ecosystem 350 historic sites 1932 Glacier & Waterton (Alberta) www.nps.gov/libi were designated as a Peace Park Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 21 Idaho Sun Valley www.sunvalley.com 1936 Sun Valley resort opened Very poplar with Hollywood stars Casual elegance Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 22 Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 23 Washington Maryhill www.experiencewashington.com www.maryhillmuseum.org Museum of Art in castle-like chateau Major cultural resource in the Columbia River Gorge region Seattle Space Needle www.spaceneedle.com 1962 built for World’s Fair 848 steps from bottom to Observation Deck Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 24 Washington (cont.) Seattle Pike Place Market “soul of Seattle” 9 Acres 100 years Pike Place Fish Market Fish-flinging fishmongers World Famous Motivational Video “Fish!” Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 25 Washington (cont.) Mt St Helens Erupted 1980 earthquake measured 5.1 Now a national monument for research, recreation & education www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm Mt Rainer www.nps.gov/mora 97% designated wilderness Rainer is an active volcano Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 26 Oregon www.traveloregon.com Oregon Coast 644km coastline drive Towns, lighthouses Viewpoints Dramatic scenery Mild temperatures Wine & golf Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 27 Oregon (cont.) Portland Rose City Climate ideal for rose growing Columbia River Gorge www.crgva.org 80 mi www.pova.org forms border between Oregon & Washington Crater Lake National Park Rim Drive Lodge, hiking trails Boat tours www.nps.gov/crla Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 28 Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 29 Nevada www.travelnevada.com Reno Lake Tahoe www.visitrenotahoe.com ‘Biggest Little City in the World’ >5 million visitors annually Gaming, dining & entertainment www.tahoesbest.com Border of California & Nevada 18 ski resorts, golf courses, casinos Gaming centres Laughlin - mature, budget clientele Primm - family, budget clientele Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 30 Nevada (cont.) Virginia City Living history, Boardwalk, www.virginiacity-nv.org Mark Twain first used pen name Bonanza television series Silver rush town Wealth & opulence of by-gone era Hoover Dam Black Canyon Colorado River 48 km SE of Las Vegas www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 31 Las Vegas Weather Evenings cooler Elevation >610 m Winter cool 0°-17°C Summer 22° - 40° Spring & fall pleasant Travel Patterns 3 & 4 nt ITCs popular Weekends more expensive Top convention destination Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 32 Las Vegas (cont.) Getting There Scheduled & charter air ITCs available from most gateways Car rentals, taxis Monorails, buses Tours operate to distant attractions Coach, helicopter, small planes Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 33 Las Vegas (cont.) Why People Go Entertainment Shows, performances, plays, magic, sporting Gambling Weddings Dining value Hotels Themed Attractions on their own Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 34 Las Vegas - Accommodations Bellagio Circus, rides Excalibur Medieval Castle Luxor Tropical sand & surf lagoon, shark reef MGM Grand Egyptian pyramid Mandalay Bay Rome, Colosseum, fountains statues Circus Circus Tuscany 5◊ Dancing water Caesars Palace Entertainment Mirage Polynesian volcano Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 35 Las Vegas – Accommodations (cont.) New York-New York Paris Las Vegas 1149 feet, drop ride, revolving restaurant TI ( Treasure Island) ½ scale Eiffel Tower Stratosphere Big Apple, Coney Island roller coaster Sirens & pirate show, sinking a ship Venetian Venice, gondolas, Grand Canal Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 36 Utah www.utah.com National Parks Zion Bryce Canyon Monument Valley Arches Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Lake Powell Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 37 Utah (cont.) Salt Lake City Mormons Temple Square worldwide icon of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormon Tabernacle 1847 first party of Mormons arrived in Salt Lake Valley, led by Brigham Young Home of the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir Family History Library Worlds largest collection of genealogical information Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 38 Utah (cont.) 2002 Winter Olympics Ski Resorts Snowbird Park City Deer Valley Alta Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 39 New Mexico Sante Fe Capital Arts & crafts South-western cuisine Sante Fe Music Festival Gateway Albuquerque Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 40 New Mexico (cont.) Carlsbad Caverns UNESCO world heritage site >100 caves Stalactites, stalagmites, bats www.carlsbadchamber.com Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 41 New Mexico (cont.) Taos World class Ski resort 300 days of sun 300 inches of snow www.skitaos.org Historic Artist colony www.taosguide.com Art colony started in 1898 www.arttaos.com Taos Pueblo Living Native American community UNESCO World heritage Site www.taospueblo.com Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 42