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UNESCO World Heritage Site- Historic Centre of Siena
Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitant...
Drakesbad Guest Ranch
In June of 1938, after removing the original lodge built b...
California Spotted Owl
The California spotted owl is one of three subspecies of s...
Peregrine Falcon
The...
Native Cultures
The...
Chaos Crag
Bec...
Cinder Cone
Aft...
Volcanoes: Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center
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UNESCO World Heritage Site- Viñales Valley
The Viñales Valley is encircled by mountains and its lands...
James K.Carr Trail
Before becoming a park, the land was privately owned. Logg...
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UNESCO World Heritage Site- Historic Centre of Siena
Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban planning. Throughout the centuries, they preserved their city's Gothic appearance, acquired between the 12th and 15th centuries. During this ...
Drakesbad Guest Ranch
In June of 1938, after removing the original lodge built by Edward Drake in 1890 and crushed in the winter snows of 1937-38, the Siffords began the construction of a replacement building. Roy Sifford, who was determined to lose as ...
California Spotted Owl
The California spotted owl is one of three subspecies of spotted owls that occurs within the United States. The Mexican spotted owl is found in the southwestern states and Mexico. The Northern spotted owl occupies western Washington, Oregon and California. ...
Peregrine Falcon
The American Peregrine Falcon, once a common resident throughout much of California, began rapidly declining about the mid-part of the 20thcentury. The chief factor responsible for this ...
Native Cultures
The present area of the park historically fell within the customary use areas of four Indian tribes. The Atsugewi lived north and east of Lassen Peak in the Hat Creek drainage and around Eagle Lake. The ...
Chaos Crag
Because geologically recent volcanic activity in an area is the best guide to forecasting future eruptions, scientists study the lava flows, ash, and other deposits from past eruptions. Volcanoes in the Lassen area tend to erupt ...
Cinder Cone
After traveling through northern California in the spring of 1851, two gold prospectors reported seeing an erupting volcano that “threw up fire to a terrible height.” They further claimed that they walked 10 miles over rocks ...
Volcanoes: Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center
Every rock at Lassen originates from volcanoes. Lassen's volcanic domes are part of the most recently active Lassen Volcanic Center, which began to erupt about 825,000 years ago. Represented in the park are all four types ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Viñales Valley
The Viñales Valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of tobacco. The quality of this cultural landscape is enhanced by the vernacular architecture ...
James K.Carr Trail
Before becoming a park, the land was privately owned. Loggers were generally the only people who knew about Whiskeytown falls. Logging resulted in fragmented old growth and abandoned roads and features that disrupt natural drainage patterns and contribute to debris ...
