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    afford that. London could fit in the budget ,but that doesn 't sound amusing to anyone. They thought to themselves, “There is nothing to do in Europe, especially since there is no mountains.” Someone then exclaims that they just visited the Pyrenees in Europe, and the kids love the idea. The pictures of the mountains and landscape enhance the imagination as well. The scenery of the Pyrenees, with its majestic peaks and broad valley is the top site for tourists visiting Europe. Taking this

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    author of Cold Mountain, exemplifies quite a few examples of symbolism. From the crows to the roads, and even the title itself, the novel shows show many different points of symbolism. As the book goes on, the amount of symbolism appears, making the character and the symbolism more understand and attention grabbing towards the reader making them not want to put the book down. When people think crows they think annoying black birds that try to steal food from gardens, but in Cold Mountain, it is a big

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    myself and discover how I want to be. I would like to introduce you to the CLP (counselor Leadership program). Here we are trained to become better leaders, Trained to be lifeguards, and go through I life changing experience climbing a 13,000 ft mountain we the new brother and sister you create during the program. Within the first few hours of arriving at CLP you already know everyone 's name and hobbies and you are already starting to make connections with these people that you just met. It wasn

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    The mountains are known for cutting through the landscape like glaciers. The Kancamagus Highway, or “The Fearless One” cuts through Lincoln, New Hampshire to Conway, New Hampshire. Rich in history as well winding roads, and mammoth mountains are often traveled by the fearless, and adventurous traveler. For some, the stumble upon this great beauty is minute and not appreciated, but for others the venture is a state of mind and continues to inspire long after the visit concluded. The Kancamagus Highway

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    The wind howled as we drove vigilantly through the mountains. The winding, treacherous roads rattled our van with every turn. The sun vanished behind the arms of the trees as we ventured deeper into the mountains. Miles of vegetation swarmed on the like we were entering a jungle. The mountain peaks impaled the sky like a sword. Darkness crept and latched on to our van with every twist and turn. Fog whisked it’s way like a tidal wave through the trees. As we approached our destination, the

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    It’s Better Here jc Keadle Gold 5 Colorado runs through my veins in partnership with my blood. The air, the trees, the animals, the rivers, the mountains, and the people are part of the makeup of my DNA. I feel like I belong here, standing between the Rocky Mountains, and I think this is partially due to the fact that the paternal half of my family used to call this place home. Everything in Colorado appeals to me; it’s better here. The air is better here. It probably still has traces of the contaminants

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    Just imagine...you are out in the middle of daunting mountains with ten of your friends and two guides. They are all you have to rely on to survive. Your mind is going crazy thinking of all of the worst possibilities, but all you can do is trust the person next to you to get from point A to point B. In the spring of 2017, I decided to go on a backing trip with a group called Young Life. Young Life is a christian organization and their main goal is to get high schoolers into a christian environment

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    Memorable Experience

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    hike and the mountain which I am sure I will carry with me until my last days my first hike to the mountains traveling is not a big deal for me today, before my trip to the mountains, I used to be a homebody. I had special someone to hang out with, several hobbies, and I feel completely comfortable spending weeks or even months in my hometown sometimes even on my block without going anywhere. All my demands of novelty were satisfied by the Discovery the wild life and the mountain, and I seriously

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    was scheduled to work day security on my very last day of work and we got a call about a climber that had fallen off of Palisade Head. Now to get a little perspective on how serious this actually was, Palisade head is approximately 300 ft. from the ground at its peak. So, we rushed from the park up to Palisade head and we were met with a rush of frantic people and a scene I necessarily was not prepared for. I was left on the top of Palisade backing people away and clearing the scene while the lead

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    and where the deviants went after they left the dome. After going out of the dome the first time when I first saw Brog all by himself I learned that the atmosphere out here isn’t as bad as everyone in the dome thought it was. After seeing the mountains the first time outside of the dome I knew

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