Personal Narrative: My Trip To Grand Canyon

My names Linn and i’m 24 years old, this morning my husband gave me some horrible and good news. The bad news is that our family is going on the Oregon trail and that means we're leaving Illinois, where I grew up my whole life and our family dog, but the good news he said about going on the Oregon trail is that when we get to our destination we're gonna have a lot more farm land. Today we're gonna try and find a wagon. We went to our friends house to see if the have a wagon we can use and it happens that the do it's a Prairie Schooner and they gave it to us for a lower price than what they wanted it for. We hooked our horse up to the wagon and we were on our way back home. When we got home, we automatically started to pack. My husband James, who is 25 years old

My family has gone on many vacations, but the vacation to Cancun over Thanksgiving is the one I will always remember. My grandma took our whole family on a vacation to Cancun. There were many interesting events that took place on this trip that I will always remember. Every morning waking up to the amazing view of the ocean with the waves roaring to shore. We would spend our days hanging out by the pool and riding the massive waves at the beach. Playing basketball in the pool with the family is a circus trying to score.

Compared to most days, it was pretty pleasant out. Porsha, my best friend, was over at my house for the day. Like most times when we hung out,  we needed something to do. There wasn't really much to do in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Both of us enjoy spending a lot of time outside, you can tell by our tan skin. Swimming was the best thing to do as it was so blazing hot here, but I did not have a pool.

Ever since I found out my softball team could make it to California for Nationals I knew this would be our goal for the summer. Now here is where the challenging part came in, we only had three chances to make it to California. We made it, we were lucky enough to make our goal in the third chance.

Hidden away in Lake Powell, Arizona, is Lone Rock Canyon, a blue diamond in the desert. Go on a paddle boarding adventure, and experience beautiful contrasts of stark desert rocks and crystal blue water. Along the way, step on the shores for a hike, watch the bighorn sheep and enjoy the breathtaking views. After a dip in the cool clear water, you will head home feeling amazed by your memorable

Waking up at midnight on a cloudy monday night, I walked outside and looked at the moon. Look at how far I have come. Living in hillbilly hick Iowa, to traveling all over the world. Listening to my mother has been one of the greatest things I have ever done. Without her I would have stayed in Iowa and probably married a ugly overweight farmer. Graduating from highschool I decided that I was going to go straight to college and get my masters in Biological Anthropology. Since I already had 20 credits completed at Iowa Central, I decided to stay for one more year. The money I would save would go into my traveling “fund”. Planning on living with my mother still, to me was not a bad decision. She fed me, clothed me, and loved me even though I can

Have you ever had an enriching moment that opened your mind to the possibilities in the world? Well I have, when my family and I went to Las Vegas, Nevada. Yes, Vegas is a little odd to have a life-changing experience, but we didn’t follow the normal Vegas path. This involvement taught me to not to act anxious rather to take risks in life, and if I work hard for what I want things will work out.

If I could spend one day in a foreign setting, it would without question be in the American Old West. Living then would be gratifying because I appreciate how people worked within the community. Examples of this include judges, merchants, and farmers. Preferably, I would be a law enforcer experiencing threats people faced in addition to everyday life. Although I would physically be there, I would obligate myself to bring my current values to the table. Among these are respecting the Native Americans and embracing their skills, and pushing for a society where women are allowed to make lasting contributions. Equally crucial, I would address the sin of slavery. Moreover, staying true to oneself alone isn't enough; one must expose themselves

Every year during New Years Eve my family and I go to Lake Tahoe to see the snow and watch the annual fireworks at the Heavenly Village along with the concerts that they host. We also like to go ice skating and sledding because we always go there from December 30 to January 2. When we go sledding we usually go to the beach that is about five minutes away since that is where we have always gone and it’s always covered in a blanket of snow along with ice on top of the water. One day on our way to Lake Tahoe we noticed a snowmobile shop where you could rent one and ride them as long as you wanted. The next day we got our sleds and snow gear and went to the place only to find out that there was an hour to two hour wait. No one in my family wanted to wait, but we also didn’t want to drive back half and hour to go sledding at the beach since it was so far. My uncle asked the worker if there another place to go sledding and he recommended a place that was about

I never thought I would rock climb blindfolded, yet last summer I climbed fifty feet of rock with a bandana over my eyes. This is not the first time I have done something so adventurous. I have always been determined, and this quality has led me to repeatedly push myself beyond my comfort zone. I have done out of the ordinary things from rock climbing to spelunking, things some people go their whole lives without doing. I have worked towards a single goal for years, hoping that my tenacity will lead to the attainment of that goal. My determination enables me to push myself to try new things, let my adventurous side shine, and labor long for something I desire.

I sat on my bed, my Bible sitting in my lap, thinking about going to

Each September, October, and November morning, I sprang out of bed to cross off the day, counting down until the arrival day of my friends Austin and Alexis. They reside in a neighboring town of Seattle, Washington, and anticipated their visit to Texas as well. Once each week, we would call and plan our time according to the activities that they wanted to do. When the Douglas family flew into Texas, they stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. My frugal mom researched and discovered Great Wolf Lodge water park tickets for sale, and purchased them. This allowed my family and me the opportunity to play with Austin and Alexis in the humid indoor waterpark on the crisp November day. Neither Austin nor I desired to journey on the “River Canyon

Imagine getting to spend four days in one of the world’s largest national forests getting to perceive animals you’d never think of seeing. That’s what I had the chance to do. It was the summer of 2015 when my family and I took our first jaunt to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It was a very lingering car ride, but when we got there, it was all worth it. The park was absolutely phenomenal with wildlife roaming about. The first animal I saw was a buffalo. We were driving down a road when we saw a group of people looking downhill at a minute little pond. Curious, we got out to take a look ourselves. To our surprise, we saw a hefty male buffalo sitting alongside the water. We all took out our cameras to capture the moment. The second we saw

My heart was thumping heavily, as the bus took a turn towards the mountains. I didn’t know why I had agreed, but it was too late to turn back.

We had great excitement and anticipation for our canyons and national park trip through America's west and it certainly lived up to it. Seeing the Grand, Zion and Bryce canyons were all so different but all very amazing. One of my best days was travelling out to Monument Valley with the massive buttes protruding from the desertlet surroundings. After heading further north through Salt Lake City into the Grand Tetons which were spectacular along with the float ride in the Snake River and the entertaining chuck wagon and dinner. We continued into Yellowstone and loved the geysers and colourful hit thermal pools. Staying at Ranch 320 out in the middle of nowhere was magical especially drinking by the bonfire. We both loved the cold snap that produced all that snow it made Yellowstone just a little more picturesque. We finished off being marvelled at Allyson's most anticipated site Mt Rushmore and amazed at Crazy Horse just for the sheer size and time it has taken. Overall the tour was fantastic, we didn't go out too much with our