Mountain Mountains On The Planet

For my summer reading, I chose to read Mountains Beyond Mountains: the Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World. I chose this book without reading the description and mainly based my selection on the great reviews for this book online as well as the fact that the author, Tracy Kidder, had won a Pulitzer Prize in the past. Ultimately, this book turned out to be as remarkable as the reviews stated it was.

The mountains are a beautiful adventure. As you walk up the incline, trees overhang, animals run wild, and rivers roar. All of these are things that keep me coming back to hike. On my most recent hike, while it may have been 100 degrees back home, where I was it was a chilling 40 degrees. As we walked around ten miles up and over the mountain, I took many breaks to catch my breath and take in the majestic scenery. There are also the snow skiing vacations. While you can’t see anything besides snow and trees, the adventure of cruising down the slopes is full of adrenalin. The mountains have always signified an adventure for me. Just like the mountains, life is a beautiful adventure. I do not know yet what adventures are in store for my life, but I look forward to them. I strive to see the beauty in everything.

There are craggy slopes that are perfect for first-time rock climbers and rock formations that are so sheer, professional climbers from around

Naturally historic, beautiful and entertaining, the Appalachian Mountains have long represented a place where life could be lived simply. It is a different lifestyle with its own charm. It is a place where time seems to slow down, and where no population has perfected the skills quite like the friendly people of these storied mountains.

Picture yourself climbing the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. Many people have successfully scaled this mountain, but others have tried and failed. Mt. Everest has been called a Himalayan Wonder because of its geography and weather extremes (Urmann). By exploring the geography, the people who have tried to climb it, and the supplies you will need, one can see how brave the many people who tried to climb it have been.

Looking for a new hobby? Well, you're in luck because I’ve got a great one. Rock climbing is an activity everyone should try for many reasons. The sense of accomplishment when finishing is unlike any other. Rock climbing usually takes you to a high point (a mountain or cliff) and from these high points, you have an opportunity to observe the beauty of nature. Exercise, of course, is a positive attribute to rock climbing.

Australia and Everest, two different climates, locations, and ways of life, yet people come to both for breathtaking adventure. In sixth grade I found out my family was moving across the world to a city called Wollongong in Australia. Here my adventure began from going to an all girls school to hiking in the Grampians. Everest is a place only a few people want to tackle, but it leaves a memory for all who climb Everest no matter how old. A new adventure is what brings people to places whether it is a city in Australia or the top of the world. In Wollongong, I was scared to start my first day of a new school full of strangers with funny accents in a place I had only dreamed of. My dream and my desire to explore new places came true, and now I have the key to unlock my new adventures. Those people dreamed of climbing Everest and did unlock an exciting but scary truth. I was a girl scared to go

Have you ever visited Washington state? I have, in fact, I use to live there. Many great features about Washington to include gems, oysters, tall trees, waterfalls and volcanos. Most of the state is lush and green, that is why it is called the “Evergreen state.” Washington is a very beautiful place filled with many natural resources. The most prevalent of these is timber, but the state is also well known for farming oysters. Beautiful waterfalls and an explosive volcano.

Alaska is very snowy. It was officially the 49th state of America. Alaska is not connected to the United states. Katmai is connected to Canada. If you want to think about that for a while then do it, but I saved you time by telling you this. Volcanoes are a large part of Alaska . The volcanoes are

Alaska and Rhode Island are two states within the continental United States. I personally have visited Rhode Island, and loved the scenery and simplicity of life there. I loved the small fishing towns that give way to small rolling hills and picturesque scenery. Although I have never travelled to Alaska my boyfriend has on occasion to visit family. We have jokingly spoken of the vast difference in size, as well as cultural and climate differences both states have that make them unique.

The state boosts most beautiful and geographically diverse regions in the US. The landscape is mesmerizing, featuring large snow-capped mountains,

The Appalachian Mountains were formed an estimated 480 million years ago, being one of the first plate collisions constructing the supercontinent Pangea. During the Paleozoic Era, the region was submerged, layers of sediment and carbonate rock began to form on top of the already submerging sea bottom. In the Ordovician Period, the Appalachian passive margin evolved into a plate boundary when another plate collided with and sank the North American plate, creating the Appalachians. The Mountains continued to form as volcanoes grew, plate collisions, all while the supercontinent formed. Pangea began its separation 220 million years ago, halting the creation of many mountain ranges. The Appalachian Mountains had almost flattened completely out,

Wow! The state Montana is a very cool and interesting state. Montana has a very interesting timeline about its past. Montana has a very beautiful landscape. Montana also has very unpredictable weather. It also has a lot of natural resources and a good economy. The state also has a lot of thing to see and to do. Montana has a lot of interesting information behind it.

In the year 1953, late May, two climbers finally reached the summit of their expeditions. Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay gazed down from the tallest summit on earth at the valleys surrounding them and sighed a breath of relief, as they were the first people to ever ascend the beast known as Everest. 46 years later Jon Krakauer’s book “Into Thin Air” tells of the harrowing and demanding road to the peak of Everest. I bet you are probably thinking what would prompt these smart men and women to put themselves into such a hard and narrowly survivable situation. In this paper we will go over a couple of the reasons that causes people to climb Everest. First personal achievement, Secondly glory and fame, and Third Adrenaline rush or The pull

There is a relaxing feel of the mountains making it perfect for letting the stress disappear and peace to find its way to one’s soul. There are many people who love the mountains and live in them, but there is so much space that they hardly ever see each other. Less people means that there is less judgement by them, which means there is more freedom to be the person wanted to be without worry about that pesky inner critic. For someone who is not very social and has anxiety whenever I have to talk to another human, the mountains are the perfect place to get away from all of that and be the most relaxed. I love the homey feel and peaceful atmosphere. There are no noisy neighbors or loud machines building skyscrapers, there is a quiet chirping bird sitting on the window sill, a soft, cool breeze rustling the tree leaves,