Journey Through The Paria Canyon

Canyonlands National Park, immense amounts of wilderness and rock, is located at the heart of the Colorado Plateau (Canyonlands National Park-Geology). Millions of years have formed specific features to the rock and surrounding wilderness that make it so special. Throughout the park, you will find that the sedimentary rock has formed many features such as hundreds of colorful canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires. The Green and Colorado rivers have played a major role in the formation of many of these features. These rivers cut through the park forming two massive canyons. This further splits the park into three distinct zones. “Island in the Sky” sits to the north while “The Maze” sits off to the west and “The Needles” to the

Life is all about what you make it. More so now than ever, lives are taken so much for granted and the small things are so overlooked. Many lives are lived by the wrong priorities, in my opinion. Every day is up for grabs and every moment matters.

One summer my parents informed my brother Ben and I we were going on a trip to Yellowstone National Park. I had never been so excited for anything in my life. I had a passion and love for nature, and being that Yellowstone had some of the most beautiful and interesting geological features on Earth, I knew I would have a blast. They said we would be going in a few weeks, and I literally couldn’t wait. I kept asking questions upon questions, and finally, my dad just got annoyed. “Go research it, Juliette.” He said. “The internet will know more than I do.” I took his advice and went to research Yellowstone.

Have you ever wonder what Province Canyon would be like, if it was a national park? Province Canyon is one of Georgia's popular tour attractions, that has formed due to farmers using the traditional methods of farming. Many people have been reasoning wither Province Canyon should have been a nation park or not. Well, making Province Canyon into a national park would have been the best decisions. If Province Canyon was a national park, it would provided tourism, education, and its environment.

It would be quite ridiculous if I was not to write down my experiences as I go through this trip. You do not see the tallest trees in the world everyday. Although, if I want to get even remotely close to seeing them every day, the least I can do is keep track of my adventures inside of a journal so I can read them later on in my life and remember the time I had on this trip. I went to Redwood National Park and I experienced a true, American national treasure

The only thing he had was his old farm wagon. I also bought a pair of oxen from him to pull the wagon. When I got the wagon back to the house we needed to start packing. The first thing we packed was three pairs of clothing all three of us. I packed my leftover medicine and some whisky, my wife packed her pots and pans, and some tin eatware.

important to us, or us missing out on life’s little moments, we must all make sacrifices in order to

Time of arrival at the Desert Vista Trailhead is 7:29 AM, the class began to hike the trail at approximately 7:45 AM. The weather was cloudy with little sunlight, no precipitation, wind was blowing at around 3 mph, temperature at the lowest was 54 F and highest at 61 F. The trail consist of desert habitats, with rocky and rugged mountain terrain, vegetation is patchy and spread out. We traveled as a class, led by our instructor, Kim Quaranta, on the Desert Vista Trailhead for approximately 0.5 miles, making the entire trip approximately 1.0 mile. The purpose of the trip was to observe the wildlife at the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve, including plants, mammals, and insects. We finished the hike at 9:18 AM and the class was dismissed at around

Certain areas of the canyon can have pretty strong currents, so it benefits to hike with a trekking pole. Great features of this hike include the scenic views and rivers. This trail is used for both hiking and camping.Northgate Peaks

Sunny days wouldn't be so special if it wasn't for rain. Joy simply wouldn't feel so good if it wasn't for pain. I believe it takes real sadness to know real happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence. Appreciation is a critical skill. I believe it is mastered by understanding. Beauty is everywhere but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To me, life is beautiful.

When I reflect on what matters the most to me I begin to look at what gives me a sense of purpose. Family, country, and believing in myself is what gives me that purpose and is what matters to me. I feel these characteristics are in the make-up of my DNA and what drives me day to day. If I were to pass away tomorrow, I feel in retrospect that I would not have any regrets because I live everyday with the mantra of family first, country second, and believing in myself.

When going for a walk, a person takes in the beauty around them. On this particular day, the refulgent sun is extra bright, making the sky a perfect blue. White, puffy clouds fill the sky, slowing moving at their own pace. The wind is peacefully calm, making the trees stand tall and proud. There is no humidity in the air. As this person walks down the road, they see a deer with her two fawns. The moment is absolutely beautiful. Moments like this happen only once in a great while, making us wanting to stay in the particular moment forever. Unfortunately, time moves on, but only if there were some way to capture the day’s magnificence. Thanks to Joseph Niépce, we can now capture these moments and others that take our breath away. The

Walking through the trail full of mud and leaves always made me think about my life. It was always there when I needed to walk and get things off my mind. Looking around watching the leaves fall off tree after tree flying like butterflies, all different colors. When they stopped, they immediately died and they were not coming back alive again. Piled leaves filled up under trees and children ran and jumped on them like they were pillows. These trees tripled the height of humans with numerous branches holding hundreds of leaves. While walking the river flows and it is such a beautiful view with the sun shining right off of it. The ducks and little birds chirping and floating through the smooth water puts a joy to my face.

This way of living is motivated not by laziness or incapabilities, but by a desire to devote time to community service, activism, caring for family, appreciating nature, and enjoying life.

The poem reads, “Ever followed by a butterfly’s erratic flight, / or gazed at the sun fading into