146 Yellowstone 1949 Bonita Springs

146 Yellowstone 1949 Bonita Springs1949 was a notable year for the Yellowstone National Park. For starters, there were four fires in August of that year. The Mirror Plateau, Specimen Creek, North Summit Lake, and Lava Creek fires collectively burned more than 2,500 acres before they were brought under control. Also, due to several campers being severely burned ,and some even losing their life, because they were too close to thermal features, warning signs were constructed and placed

pine martens

and Golden Trumpet trees (tabebuia) bloom into tropical splendor when in season

and by the 20th century

culminating to form the true American West we all long for

Bracken fern

Some of the best viewpoints can be had from Hopi Point

Arizona was no longer an after thought or an unexplored region

In the late 1940s

and the protected Hulopoe Bay with its tide pools carved out of volcanic rocks

depicting the Ross Sea and important topographical features of that area

the 418 feet long and 89 feet 4” high American Queen can accommodate 436 passengers and a crew of 160

Notable places in the Forgotten Coast region includes