A WORLD OF CURIOUS MINDS
Whistle Pig
Marmots whistle loudly to warn each other of danger.
Source: UCLA Marmot Burrow: Yellow-bellied marmot
Adventure 13 · With Cio
Mountains and Canyons
Cio's Amazing Fact
Marmots whistle loudly to warn each other of danger.
Can you spot…
- a hiking boot
- a marmot
- a snowy peak
Look for them in the picture, then try the online activities below.
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From the Amazing Facts page
Amazing Facts
Ancient Pines
Bristlecone pines in the White Mountains can be almost 5,000 years old.
Source: Inyo County Visitor: Bristlecone Pines
A Very Long Hike
The John Muir Trail runs more than 200 miles through the mountains.
Source: Wikipedia: John Muir Trail (213.7 miles)
Highest to Lowest
Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states, is only 85 miles from Badwater, the lowest!
Source: Geographic Geoff: America's weirdest geographic coincidence
Cliff Climbers
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep climb steep, rocky cliffs.
Source: NPS Yosemite: Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep restored
Ice on Mountains
The Sierra Nevada still has many small glaciers and ice fields high in the mountains.
Source: Portland State University: Glaciers of California
Seed Detective
A Clark's nutcracker hides tens of thousands of seeds each summer and remembers most of the spots!
Source: NPS: Clark's Nutcracker
Online activities
Do this adventure online
Unlock the California 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
- Marmots whistle loudly to warn each other of danger.
- Whistle Pig
- Bristlecone pines in the White Mountains can be almost 5,000 years old.
- Ancient Pines
- Sierra Nevada means 'snowy mountains' in Spanish.
- Snowy Name
- Unscramble: TBOO
- BOOT
This is the QR code printed on the Adventure 13 coloring page.