1. Chapter 12: A Van and Airplane Tour of the West

2. Tour Stop 1 - Lolo Pass, Montana
In the Rocky Mountains
Pass – a route across mountains
Lewis & Clark led an expedition through this pass
Today, people hike and fish here.

3. Today, people hike and fish here.

4. Lewis/ Clark Expedition – a journey with a purpose
Two purposes – first to find an all water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific ocean
Explore the lands west of the Mississippi

5. Yellowstone National Park
There are about 10,000 hot springs and geysers in Yellowstone.
The land around the geysers became known as Yellowstone National Park.
The first and oldest National Park in the United States.

6. Old Faithful What is a geyser? Nature’s tea kettles

7. Leadville, Colorado Located in Rocky Mountains
Highest city 10,430 feet
Sand rich in lead and silver
Another mineral is molybdenum

8. Leadville, Colorado Located in Rocky Mountains
Sand rich in lead and silver
Another mineral is molybdenum
THEN

9. Life of a miner
Grooming and Fashion
Work
Living conditions
Weather

10. California – Home of the Movies
Movie makers and actors came because the weather was good for film making.

11. DISNEYLAND PARK
Opened in 1955

12. California’s Disney Park
Walt Disney arrived in Southern California with one goal = to make people happy!
Disney opened in 1955

13. California’s Central Valley
America’s Fruit and Salad Bowl

14. California’s Central Valley
Almost NO rain falls during the growing season
Farming Technology- use of tools and ideas to meet people's needs
Builds dams to irrigate crops - Irrigation
Called America’s Fruit and Salad Bowl

15. Columbia River Gorge Most of the river forms on the boundary between Washington and Oregon. Dams on the river help make a lot of electricity. Many businesses use this electric power. Farmers use the water to irrigate crops. It irrigates more than 8 MILLION acres of land.

16. Columbia River Gorge http://www.crgva.org/
Gorge – a deep narrow valley

17. Tacoma, Washington
Sawmill – a factory where logs are turned into lumber
Then, known as a logging town. Many of the homes were made of wood. Tacoma is still a center of the wood products industry today. Wood products include lumber, plywood, cardboard, and paper.

18. Washington Saw Mills
Major industry in the west.

19. Tacoma, Washington - Now
Downtown, Tacoma

20. Anchorage, Alaska!
Alaska is known for its open spaces and outdoor activities.
Alaskans used to depend on dogsleds to get around in winter. Now they use airplanes and snowmobiles.
Iditarod is the most famous dogsled race, in Anchorage.

21. View of Diamond Head from Waikiki Beach in Hawaii

22. HAWAII Closer to the equator than any other U.S. state
Main industry is sugar cane

23. Recap of Visit West Tour Stops: Lolo Pass, Montana
Key Words:
Pass
Expedition
Geyser
Technology
Gorge
Sawmill
Tour Stops:
Lolo Pass, Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Leadville, Colorado
Disneyland Park, California
California’s Central Valley
Columbia River Gorge
Tacoma, Washington
Anchorage, Alaska
Honolulu, Hawaii
Rocky Mountains