America’s National Parks
Puzzle 76 · Alaska · Page 106 in print
Katmai
In 1965 and 1966, NASA sent Apollo astronauts to train in Katmai’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, whose igneous rock and ashy soil were thought to resemble the surface of the moon.
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A brown bear beside the water in Katmai.
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The Novarupta lava dome marks the 1912 eruption's vent.
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Apollo
Apollo astronaut training, the NASA field training held in Katmai in 1965 and 1966.
Brooks Falls
Brooks Falls, the waterfall where Katmai bears catch salmon.
Brown Bear
The brown bear, the salmon-feeding bear observed at Brooks River.
Fat Bear Week
Fat Bear Week, the public voting event celebrating Brooks River bears’ seasonal weight gain.
Knife Creek
Knife Creek, the creek meeting the River Lethe and Windy Creek near Ukak Falls.
Mount Katmai
Mount Katmai, the volcano whose summit collapsed into a caldera during the 1912 eruption.
Mount Mageik
Mount Mageik, a compound stratovolcano in the Katmai cluster.
Naknek Lake
Naknek Lake, the named lake beside Brooks Camp.
Novarupta
Novarupta, the volcanic vent that erupted in June 1912.
Pumice
Pumice, the volcanic material deposited in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
River Lethe
The River Lethe, the river meeting Knife Creek and Windy Creek near Ukak Falls.
Robert Griggs
Robert Griggs, the botanist who led the 1916 exploration of the devastated valley.
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye salmon, the fish whose annual run feeds bears at Brooks River.
Trident
Trident Volcano, the group of overlapping stratovolcanoes and lava domes in Katmai.
Ukak River
The Ukak River, the river valley transformed by the 1912 volcanic deposits.
Sources
- Following in the Footsteps of Astronauts - Katmai National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
- Celebrate Independence Day with Bearcam - Katmai National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
- Fat Bear Week: Past and Present - Katmai National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
- Camping - Katmai National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
- Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and the 1912 Novarupta-Katmai Eruption - Katmai National Park & PreserveNational Park Service
- Katmai National Park VolcanoesNational Park Service
- Brooks Camp - Katmai National Park & PreserveNational Park Service