Description:

As one approaches Fosbir’s coasts, one may experience a slightly different climate compared to the rest of Fosbir. Echo Canyon is one such place. The Canyon and its surrounding lands form a transition of sorts between Fosbir’s coastal regions and the desert-like heart. From historical findings as well as current-day oral traditions, it is clear the canyon has been long used by both humans and other animals as both refuge and midway point in travels.

The area is characterized by a series of gorges as well as sandstone towers through which water seeks its way. Vegetation exists in what could be semi-arid savannah grasslands, sometimes in combination with overstory woodland, and bushland. The rainy season may make rivers and streams swell to dangerous proportions, making it better to stay on higher grounds.

Though the park may have excellent acoustic qualities, its name does not refer to sound, but the echo of the past it captures within it. Countless fossils and archeological findings litter the park, making it not only priceless in terms of natural worth, but also in historical and cultural value. It is also famous for its dinosaur research facilities.

The park attracts a lot of tourism, leaving management to balance leisure, education, and need for income with proper conservation. People are expected to have respect for nature and to keep to set-out trials, but park stewards are constantly monitoring to make sure rules are being followed.

Landmarks:

• Tar Pits & Excavation site - On the eastern plain that oversees the gorges, a paleontological excavation site is located. This is the current largest excavation site of the park though there are many more littered around. Notable are the tar pits which tokotas and owners are advised to only watch from afar.
• Echo Canyon Airport - The airport flies some people, but mostly goods, in and out of the park. Firefighters also fly out from here to help with wildfires in the region.
• Kestrel’s Perch and Rapid Falls - A vantage point within the park, paired with its steepest falls. It’s quite the tourist attraction and the hike there is the favorite of all bird watchers. Rock dwellings can be seen in the gorges wall’s surfaces.
• Echo Creek Visitor Center - Found at the edge of the park and preserve. People here can get information about the park, book a tour guide or learn more about the park’s fauna, flora, and history. Off-site campsites and hotels can be found outside of the park.
• Echo Canyon Museum - Because of its many dinosaur findings, a popular paleontology museum is found here, but it is even better known for its dinosaur research facilities. They are looking to expand the variety of current existing dinosaurs
• The Switchback - Created by the currents that feed into the southern seas from the northern parts of Tokotna, off the south coast of the Park. The winds and undercurrents combine here to create whirlpools that are no friend to seamen and ships alike. The area is often clouded in mists due to the constant thrashing of the seas here. The maelstroms often appear out of nowhere and very few seadogs alive can navigate out of them once their ship is pulled into the grasp of the hole's depths. Often more than one of the swirling pools of death can appear at a time and surely then the ship is lost with no hope of getting out of the Switchback alive. Between the cliffs of the Switchback at the bottom of the ocean, there are more shipwrecks than everywhere else in Tokotna combined.
• The Lone Quetzalcoatlus - Trapped in the side of one of the canyons is the fossilized complete skeleton of a Quetzalcoatlus. It has yet to be removed from the cliffs, as removal may hinder the integrity of the mesa and collapse, destroying the fossil. Efforts are being made by paleontologists and geologists in the removal and restoration of the creature. For now, it is set up to be a tourist attraction where people can come and view it. There are many signs asking to keep tokotas away from the bones - as they can seem like a snack to the species.
• The Paths - Many rope bridges that lace the gorges. Not many advise taking these bridges, as they were built many years ago and lack structural integrity. No one is quite sure who built these or when the bridges were built. Park officials have taken to marking which bridges are safe to cross, knowing that daring adventurers may try their luck in crossing them.

Lore:

• It is said that a dark shape is often seen lurking in the waters off the coast by the Switchback, plundering the ships that fail to conquer the currents there.
• At the bottom of the sea in one of the first ships to be sunk by the Switchback, there is said to be one of mankind's greatest treasures... Now, if only it was possible to retrieve it.

Original location inspiration by moonlightwalk, duckgirl34, and cry-bird