INTRODUCTION

Hello, my name is William Burke. I grew up in Colorado and when I was nineteen I joined the Marine Corps. I was stationed with 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines out of Hawaii (I know a pretty terrible place to get stationed). I completed two combat tours to Iraq and was honorably discharged in 2010. Since then, I have been attending UCD and majoring in political science. For my blog I have chosen to study the Craters of the Moon National Wilderness. I chose this location for a very simple reason. When I came home yesterday from class I asked one of my roommates if he had any ideas for a location that would be fun to study for my physical geography class. He told me about a region in the United States that he and his father used to go camping that is called Craters of the Moon. After hearing his description I was certain that I wanted to learn more. Craters of the Moon National Wilderness was created by lava flow that occurred thousands of years ago. As one might guess this region’s name came from the way it resembled craters found on Earth’s moon. Since I didn’t know this place existed until yesterday I don’t know much more about its specific features. Throughout the semester I plan on being able to describe what makes this location unique and how different factors have shaped the way it looks today.

 

                  
Photo taken from www.blm.gov