Narrative Essay On Geocaching

I wander through the misty woods, pushing brambles to the sides with one hand as I guard my Canon camera with the other. I stop as come a small stream, I flip my bag to the front of me and reach into my backpack. “It has be in here somewhere.” I mumble to no one as my hands move around the items in my unorganized bag. I finally pull out my instructions on how to get to the abandon house that I had written down from the internet earlier. I shove the wrinkled paper back into my bag and cross the river then turn left. Twenty minutes later I appear at an old broken gate with a slightly sinking house behind two pine trees. My eyes dart quickly to the rusting No Trespassing sign and back again to the broken gate. I carefully lift the gate above the

The Five Themes of Geography are: Location – Absolute points on a map or grid or Relative to where something may be; Place – The physical and/or human characteristics of a locations; Human/Environment Interactions – How humans have impacted the landscape or environment; Relationship between places Movement – How humans interact on the earth (i.e. how they communicate over distance (short or long)) and Regions – a unit of space that has commonalities defined by physical, human and environmental geography. The Explorers of the New World may have not known what the Five Themes of Geography were but they quickly learned. Of the five themes the ones that they all took advantage of was the physical Location and Place as they learned to navigate

The sun was glistening through the tall, swaying pines. To the right of the trail, a gentle river flowed softly down towards the mouth of the lake. Walking across the rickety wooden bridge, I inhaled a deep breath of refreshingly crisp mountain air. The sun beat down on me as I made my way across the bridge and back onto the well-used hiking trail. The ambient sounds of chirping birds, babbling water, and the croaks of several frogs filled my ears as I made my way around the bend. As I entered the mouth of the forest, I could see my father standing in the middle of the path, glancing upwards, taking in the beauty that had began to engulf us. “We better get going.” he said, looking back at me. “There’s still many miles to go.” I smiled and turned, taking in one last view of the beautiful creekside. Then, with determination, we set out to finish the challenging trek we had started.

When people think of their environment people think of their immediate surroundings; however, one's environment goes beyond and further into the psychological connection to one's personal environment. To further explain, Gallagher discusses three different aspects of The Power of Place: Outside In, Inside Out, and Synchrony. The book opens doors previously unnoticed about psychological ecology. From reading the book one learns that settings influence behavior more than the personalities of most people.

Tracy and I sat down to prepare for our outing with my sister-in-law Shelly and her husband James, who were visiting from Kansas City. I must admit, I was a little skeptical about the thought of treasure hunting. James informed me that all we needed was a free membership with the website geocaching.com, and a hand held GPS unit or a GPS enabled smart phone. We then created an account and decided on a profile name. We were now ready to see what this treasure hunt was all about. We soon discovered it was a technology-driven game of hide and seek using global positioning satellites. Members are able to hide caches and log their coordinates for others to find. These hidden caches contain a log sheet for you to sign your profile name. Some

For added adventure, an underwater geocache site rests off this shoreline. Finding the location, memorizing the phrase on a plaque and sharing it at concessions earns you the decal for your geocaching log. Clues to the cache’s location offer some direction.

The trails are well-kept, and easy to navigate; moreover, the trails are situated in beautiful, serene woods. There a couple of bridges that goes over waterways in a couple of spots that provide calming views of the flowing waters. (I know this is not the focus of my research, but I had to include how picturesque the scenery is). While strolling along the trails, we passed various people. Most people were alone; there were only two occasions where we walked by two people. Some people were jogging, and others were just walking along the trail. Although the encounters with others were short-lived as we walked along the trails, every one we came across acknowledged us by saying hello or with a wave. At one point along the trail we found a box inside of a tree stump that had a piece of paper with names, a pencil, and other various items. I am not very familiar with geocaching, but I recognized the finding as that activity. The paper included signatures of people I did not know, as well as dates. The piece of paper was nearly four years old, and my children and I incorporated our own signatures. We also added our own various objects; my daughter left a hair bow, my son left a flower he picked, and I left a quarter. As I said, I am not sure how geocaching really works, but my children were especially excited to sign their names to a piece of

The group all agreed that we should keep moving and try and find some food. A little while later we arrived at the river, hoping and praying that we would find something to eat or drink. We were driving up the bank of the river when I spotted something shiny behind a few of the trees. I pulled up closer and figured out that there was a bunch of supplies and food! I yelled at the others to come over and see what I had found. We all got off our vehicles and started rading through the pile of stuff. We found quite a few weapons, a bunch of tasty food, and a water filter device. After a quick snack we started thinking about what to do next. We all came to an agreement and decided that we should camp out another night and then head out in the

This morning we set out from camp early. The plan is to travel up the Missouri River from our St. Louis-area camp. Lewis and I are excited to finally start this expedition, from which we've been preparing for since Fall of 1803. Today on our way up the Missouri River we had been walking for quite some time now, then suddenly we noticed something wrong. There was a leak in our supply canoe! Our canoe with all the supplies and it was taking on water and fast. Sadly, we noticed it a little too late and almost all her supplies except for a few were ruined. But now we had a bigger problem to worry about. 59 people came along with Lewis and I to help on our expedition, and now we had basically no supplies. Another problem along with that

Bright lights, colorful signs, and delicious smells, all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood, where the majority, if not all the population is of the same belief, and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture.

Finally, we reached our destination. Witches Gulch, a gorge through which a trout stream flows and continues to carve new patterns into the sandstone. A stunning narrow canyon full of nature. The site has no shortage of picturesque scenery waiting for a snapshot. Witches Gulch is a spectacular and spooky walk through a narrow canyon carved by wind and water filled with fern glens, shadowy passages, and hidden whirlpool chambers. A glen of mysterious passageways, such as ‘Spooky Lane’ awaited our visit. Prior to the mid-1800s, debris and a waterfall blocked access to the area. However, a clever photographer named Henry Hamilton Bennett visited the Gulch during winter on ice skates and chiseled his way through. He partnered with a local steamboat captain to build walkways into the area that have been in use, and updated, since 1875. Walking onto the rock-filled solid surface, I look up in amazement. The sandstone is cool and damp to the touch, and the rock formations are awe-inspiring.

Much of my passion for Geography is derived from the fact that it depicts relevance to all aspects of society. It is dynamic in a sense that my perception and understanding is constantly evolving with the growth in understanding and perception. What intrigues my further pursuit of geography is how Geography unlike other subjects has direct links to both human and physical attributes. By further pursuing geography at a higher education level, I wish to enrich my understanding of the wider significance of issues being faced and how it affects society on a local and global level. It is important to identify and understand the interconnecting aspects of the world around us and apply such knowledge towards a more sustainable future. Geography

The sun was starting to dim, and the night was beginning to set in. We walked approximately seven miles in the woods, and then we saw a piece of the child’s clothing that the bear had left behind. The group decided to split up in hopes of finding the bear before dawn. My brother, my dad, and I took off on a path leading to a small spring. As we walked, we heard a noise nearby. We stayed quiet and I pointed my gun towards the noise that was approaching us. It was a pair of hikers who were running from a bear about half a mile from where we were standing. We quickly asked them to describe the exact location of the bear. “He seems angry,” said one of the hikers. We followed the hiker’s description to find the location of the

Over the summer, my family and I drove up to Maine in order to visit my grandpa and relax. For the past couple of years, my dad and I have planned a few days to go hiking. We got into hiking a couple of years ago when we first discovered Tumbledown Mountain. After our first hike together, we were entranced by the beauty of nature and peacefulness that we were eager to plan more. This became a tradition because my dad and I rarely get to spend a lot of time together due to our busy schedules.

We humans are social animals. We normally prefer others around us and enjoy sharing experiences with others. In some situations, some of us like to experience the world alone. If the empty, open trail beckons you, then solo hiking might be what you’re looking for. There may be potential consequences when solo hiking which you need to be prepared to deal such as being prepared for solo hiking, and the dangers of solo hiking.