Introduction
Hello, my name is Riley Fernholz and I live in Alexandria, Minnesota. Alexandria is located in Douglas County and has a population of 13,045. I am excited for you to learn about my trip around the world.
North America - Final Entries
Today I will be visiting two sites in North America. These sites include the Grand Canyon located in Arizona, United States as well as the 9/11 memorial located in New York. Site 1 – The first site I visited was the Grand Canyon . The Grand Canyon is up to 6,000 feet deep and was carved over millions of years by the Colorado River that flows through its base. The canyon's floor features a diverse landscape, with dried-up desert regions that can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit and woods with temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The spot's massive size and layers of pinkish, golden, and orange rock have earned it significant status around the world over the years. Elk, bison, desert bighorn sheep, and tassel-eared Kaibab squirrels are among the creatures that live in and around the massive canyon. For at least 12,000 years, Native Americans have lived in and around the Grand Canyon. However, when it was declared as a national park in 1919, Native Americans were forc
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