1. Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) is the only national nonprofit organization of America, working only to protect land for human enjoyment and health. TPL helps protect land for recreation and soul food and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities. Please visit http://www.tpl.org for more information on TPL.
2. Portland, a seaport in U.S.A., is the largest city of Maine. Look at the website http://www.ci.portland.me.us for more information.
3. Maine is a state on the northeastern coast of the U.S.A.. Augusta is its capital. It is very hilly, with the White Mountain lying in the west. Maine was visited by Cabot in 1498, and colonized by the English in the 17th and 18th century. It became the 23rd state of the U.S.A. in 1820. The website http://www.state.me.us offers you more information about Maine.
4. Portland Parks and Recreation Department is a city government department. Parks and Recreation Department can be found at all levels of governments in the U.S., whose mission is usually to assure access to leisure opportunities, enhancing natural beauty and promoting tourism. See http://www.ci.portland.me.us for Portland’s Parks and Recreation Department web page.
5. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean, separating America from Asia and Australia. Its length is 15,000km. Its width from Panama to Malaya is 18,000km. With its coasts it makes up a great volcanic area. Please visit the website http://oceanographer.navy.mil for more information.
6. Phoenix, the capital and largest city of Arizona, U. S.A., is the center of an irrigated agricultural district as well as electrical and electronic engineering, farm machinery, aircraft, food processing, metallurgy, and tourism. Visit http://www.allaboutphoenix.com if you are interested to find more information about Phoenix.
7. Arizona is a state in the southwestern U.S.A.. Its capital is Phoenix. It is divided by mountains with a high plateau in the northeast and desert in the southwest. The U.S.A. acquired most of the state from Mexico in 1848, and the rest as part of the Gadsden Purchase in 1854. It became the 48th state of the U.S.A. in 1912. Have fun exploring http://www.arizonaguide.com for more information.
8. Salt River in this text refers to the Salt River lying in the middle east of Arizona. Another one is located in the middle north of Kentucky. Still there is another one in the northeast of Missouri. Visit http://www.azohwy.com/s/saltrivr.htm and you would find out about white water rafting.
9. Baltimore is a port and import-export center of Maryland, U.S.A., on an inlet from the Chesapeake (切萨皮克，美国弗吉尼亚州东南部城市) Bay. Consult http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us for some exciting pictures about Baltimore.
10. Lying at the base of the San Francisco Peaks at a height of 7,000 feet above sea level, Flagstaff offers four distinctive seasons of weather, great hiking and outdoor recreation opportunities, a rich and diverse art and culture community. The quality of life in Flagstaff is so near perfect that each year it is judged one of the top cities in which to live. Visit http://flagstaff-arizona.com to find more information about this area.
11. The San Francisco Peaks is the mountain that lies at the north of Flagstaff, Arizona. It is the highest place in Flagstaff. The web site http://flagstaff-arizona.com offers you a good view of the San Francisco Peaks.
