Shenandoah National Park a result of differential erosion during the Cenozoic, although some post-Paleozoic tectonic activity occurred in the region. Legislation to create a national park in the Appalachian mountains was first introduced by new Virginia congressman Henry D. Flood in 1901, but despite the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, failed to pass. The first national park was Yellowstone, in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It was signed into law in 1872. Yosemite National Park was created in 1890. When Congress created the National Park Service (NPS) in 1916, additional parks had maintained the western pattern (Crater Lake in 1902, Wind Cave in 1903,
Wyoming Marathon Wyoming Marathon The Wyoming Marathon Races are a series of running races held annually in Medicine Bow National Forest between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The course for the half marathon, marathon, and double marathon all start at the Lincoln Monument Rest Area off I-80. The course is an out-and-back through the roads of Medicine Bow National Forest, starting at an elevation of 8,700 ft. and dropping to 8,000 ft. at the lowest point of the marathon and double marathon course. Runners competing in the double marathon run the full marathon course twice (two out-and-backs), covering 52.4 miles total. The Wyoming