Bearcat Times 2 - National Parks (2)

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Across
  1. 3. This park preserves thousands of archaeological sites, including ancient cliff dwellings.
  2. 7. Its iconic, jagged peaks are located just south of Yellowstone.
  3. 11. This "crown of the continent" is part of the world's first International Peace Park, which it shares with Canada.
  4. 12. This park contains the tallest dunes in North America, with Star Dune reaching nearly 750 feet.
  5. 13. The record for the hottest air temperature on Earth was set here in 1913.
  6. 16. You can descend into this desert park's subterranean realm on an elevator.
  7. 19. Its natural amphitheaters contain the world's highest concentration of hoodoos.
  8. 20. In 1872, this park became the world's first, celebrated for its bison and thousands of hydrothermal features.
Down
  1. 1. At over 400 miles long, this park protects the world's longest known cave system.
  2. 2. A blue haze often hangs over this park, which straddles two southeastern states.
  3. 4. A scenic railroad winds through this park, which was formed along a river near Cleveland.
  4. 5. At 20,310 feet, its namesake peak is the highest in North America.
  5. 6. Formed by the collapsed Mount Mazama, this park contains the deepest lake in the U.S..
  6. 8. One of the most remote parks, it has no roads and lies entirely north of the Arctic Circle.
  7. 9. The largest of its 2,000+ sandstone formations is Landscape Arch.
  8. 10. Visitors to this park can experience both glacier-capped peaks and temperate rainforests.
  9. 14. This is the only place in the world where you can find both alligators and crocodiles.
  10. 15. For millions of years, the Colorado River carved this park, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
  11. 17. This park's Chihuahuan Desert landscape is shaped by a prominent U-turn in the Rio Grande.
  12. 18. This national park is also a city, where it was initially set aside in 1832 as a reservation for its therapeutic waters.