A WORLD OF CURIOUS MINDS
Hold On Tight!
To reach the top of Half Dome, hikers climb the last 400 feet holding on to steel cables!
Source: Yosemite Mariposa County: Half Dome Cables
Adventure 10 · With Bella
Saving Yosemite
Bella's Amazing Fact
To reach the top of Half Dome, hikers climb the last 400 feet holding on to steel cables!
Can you spot…
- a waterfall
- a climber
- a deer
Look for them in the picture, then try the online activities below.
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From the Amazing Facts page
Amazing Facts
Nature Protector
Nature writer John Muir helped convince leaders to protect even more of Yosemite.
Source: NPS Yosemite: Muir's Influences
Famous Campout
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt camped in Yosemite with John Muir.
Source: NPS Yosemite: Muir's Influences
Waterfall Fire?
In February, sunset can make Horsetail Fall glow orange like fire.
Source: Live Science: Yosemite's 'burning' waterfall explained
Moonbow Magic
In spring, the full moon can make a rainbow in the waterfall mist, called a moonbow.
Source: NPS Yosemite: Yosemite Falls
Cliff Camping
Climbers on El Capitan sleep on tiny beds hanging from the cliff.
Source: Wikipedia: Portaledge
Disappearing Waterfall
Yosemite Falls roars in spring, but by August it is often dry!
Source: NPS: Yosemite waterfalls
Haystack Pikas
Tiny pikas live in the rocks and gather grass for winter.
Source: NPS Yellowstone: Pika
Online activities
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Color it in
To doColors
Can you spot?
To doFind each one in the picture and tick it off.
Fact match
To doWhich Amazing Fact is this?
Word puzzle
To doTap the letters in the right order. It's something you can spot in the picture!
Answers for grown-ups
- To reach the top of Half Dome, hikers climb the last 400 feet holding on to steel cables!
- Hold On Tight!
- Nature writer John Muir helped convince leaders to protect even more of Yosemite.
- Nature Protector
- In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt camped in Yosemite with John Muir.
- Famous Campout
- Unscramble: BICRLME
- CLIMBER
This is the QR code printed on the Adventure 10 coloring page.