Dear I-,
I haven't heard from you in awhile, so I hope things are going well. You should be in Tokyo right now so I also hope you are having a great time.
Yesterday, I had a 3-park day. I started the day in Arches National Park which is famous for its rock formations. Next, I went to Canyonlands National Park which is famous for its canyons. The third park I visited was Capitol Reef National Park. All three of these national parks are in Utah, but they are definitely very different.
Capitol Reef is famous for its "wrinkle" in the earth. Basically, the land in the park looks like it has a 100-mile long, giant wrinkle. Look for pictures of Capitol Reef on the computer if you can.
Other sights at this park include an old one-room schoolhouse from over 100 years ago and petroglyphs. Petroglyphs are pictures carved into stone. It is an art form used by ancient peoples. The petroglyphs at Capitol Reef are actually new for petroglyphs; they are only 200 years old. There were images of bighorn sheep which were once plentiful around here. Some of the other images were people, but these people looked kind of like aliens! I'll have to show you some pictures when I see you next for session.
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| schoolhouse |
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| petroglyphs |
I look forward to hearing from you.
Your teacher,
Elaina
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