Personal Narrative: Wallace Falls

From the valley, the trail is the going to follow a gentle grade, as it passes through the meadows, trees, and willow thickets. The trail then takes you to a steep rockslide climb, and then spills over to the eastern side of the Maroon Peak. Once you reach the top of the slide, turn around, and enjoy some spectacular views of the valley beneath.

One day in his new hometown of New Hampshire, Bill Bryson discovers a path that leads to the Appalachian Trail. Despite his knowledge of the trail’s intimidating features and warnings from friends, who illustrate horror stories of snake and bear attacks, Bryson reminisces about hiking trips from his youth. He decides to try and hike the entire Appalachian Trail, over six weeks, beginning in early spring. Bryson buys all of the equipment he will need on his journey and to kill time before his trek, he reads books about the trail.

After a long mountainous drive, I arrived at my destination to embrace one of nature’s wonders in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park, Abram Falls Trail. Upon departing the car, a cool crisp breeze brushed my face and the aroma of bacon lingered in the early morning air from the neighboring campground. The narrow rocky footpath looked like a tedious adventure, however a gorgeous, vibrant array of red, purple, orange, and yellow wildflowers blossoming at the entrance made the trail alluring. Navigating the rocky, uneven terrain required sturdy footing, but the quiet stillness created a peaceful relaxing atmosphere. The lush pine-oak forest formed a green canopy of shelter above the trail, offering welcome cool shade, as vivid sunlight filtered through the foliage. A sweet honey fragrance permeated the air, as a stunning scene displayed a cluster of purple and pure white

At this point the trail begins to climb more steeply up to the middle falls overlook. This overlook is only 0.3 miles above the first overlook and is well worth the climb. This overlook is considered by many to be the most scenic and is a wonderful place to take photos. The trail gets much steeper from

A pentagram is defined as star with five points that is created by drawing only one line. The word penta comes from the greek meaning five. Gram also comes from the greek to be roughly translated as something written or drawn. When put together the greek define it as a five pointed star shape. The pentagram to me is an identifiable mark of faith.

Just this past summer, under the hot, and sticky sun, we pushed our car to the limit, on our 1,000 mile journey to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, although in actuality we might have pushed our fears to the absolute limit. Flipping through the Colorado vacation brochure proved to have posed some interesting vacation destinations, such as "Big Bear Lake" and Trail Ridge Road. With the intent to get high in the sky, our family headed out the next morning to Trail Ridge Road, which is a road that takes you up to a staggering height of 12,000 feet. Although optimistic, we imagined of the vast fields of green, the glacier-topped mountains, and the valleys that undertake the them. As we climbed up to the peak, it seemed apparent that there

We are going on a road trip everybody! Let’s go to the Chain Rock in Kentucky; it will be so thrilling and it’s only a half mile walk there. Doesn’t that sound exciting? No, it isn’t exciting, the walk is more like a hike and it is challenging. No one that rarely hikes can even make it to the Chain Rock, because there is a massive boulder in the way so the trip is pointless, if you have those circumstances. Never go to Chain Rock, it is not worth the gas, money, or time. The trail of the half of a mile hike consisted of woods, heat, and disappointment.

After an eight hour drive we finally made it to Yosemite National Park. We were minutes away from starting our camping adventure and none of us could hold in our excitement. As we pulled into the parking lot we instantly noticed that the whole place was completely abandoned. We were puzzled as to why the park was closed. Annabelle was the first one to break the silence. She turned to Wyatt and said, “there is no way in hell that I’m leaving this place without going camping.” The furious look on her face made us realize that she would be impossible to reason with. Wyatt tried explaining to her that it might not be safe to camp at a deserted park but she grabbed her backpack and marched over to the fence. She promptly threw her gear over the fence

As we continued along the East Canyon route, we were able to catch glimpses of the Golden Ears looking stunning with a dusting of new snow. Wanting more of a challenge, we decided to follow the connector trail down to the Lower Falls route. The connector route is quite steep, and as you descend to the falls, you quickly become mesmerised by the forest. The trees tower above, and you quickly find yourself surrounded by ferns, mosses and lichens. We did not encounter a single soul on the trail and enjoyed the stillness and calm as we listened to the falls roaring below.There is evidence of past logging along the route, and as

For years my fascination was to travel somewhere spectacular, some place that would show a dignified view that would make me say “wow.” Finally after waiting years, last year was the year that I had the opportunity to leave the borders of the United States and go to Canada. Specifically, Niagara Falls, getting there was a journey in itself. Once getting there, a scene of unspecified beauty appeared in my field of vision that was unexplainable with words. It was something that would stick to my mind forever. The flow of gentle water hitting the rocks, a originated mist that came from the falls hit my face, filling my face with joy.

Bill Bryson learns of the awaiting challenges the trail has before having even set foot on it, but he is determined to make the most of the Appalachian Trail. He excuses what others believe to be a hopeless trek and instead embraces this opportunity to finally enjoy the outdoors. After living abroad for close to a quarter decade, Bryson feels the need to “reacquaint [himself] with the scale and beauty” (2) of nature. By setting out on a positive note, he readies himself for what is ahead, because he knows that whatever he encounters may be far from his expectations. Even so, he prevents the things that stand in his way from impacting his decisions, facing his problems head on.

Name of public land visited – I visited Clifty Falls State Park located in Madison, Indiana.

Two months later Rachel had a little girl, Ava. She was beautiful, born with a full head of dark hair just like her mother. Noah had been overwhelmed by the sight of her that he had fainted. Luckily, Logan had been there to keep him up before he passed out in the delivery room.

Climbing up this terrific path using the rungs, steps, and bridge, there will come a point, where you will be at a height of 1000 meters from the surface of the earth. Crossing the wired bridge amidst the clouds, chill, and fog is no lesser than the feeling of sky walking in the Canadian mountains. A fall from these mountain ranges can be as deep as 8000 meters, the thought of which is also very spine-chilling. Nevertheless the guided trekking trips can be the best risk to take in Canada, which is one of best holiday destinations in the world. Can you now imagine sky walking at the Mount Nimbus via ferrata and breathing in the cold air as you climb up? Trust me, once you reach your destination, it does not feel lesser than a lifetime accomplishment. It might be doing an amazing job like landing on moon or touring the

Going into the fall 2014 semester, my family was not in a good place financially, and I was not mentally. Our income had been reduced, meaning I had to step up to help my family. This caused my already weakened mental state to become even more strained and took a toll on me physically. I was not able to concentrate on anything at school, work, and home, it was almost in a blur. When I resigned from the fall 2014 semester, I knew it was something that was needed to make sure I stayed healthy, mentally and physically. Two years went by and I found myself in a better place. Going into the fall 2016 semester, I found the perfect balance between studying, work, and home life. In the end I exceeded all the expectations I had set for myself in every