Wolf Creek Pass

As I begin my nightly preparation to go snowboarding at wolf creek ski a place that claims to get “The most snow in Colorado” I am ecstatic to go to a place that feels like my back yard. I work part time as a snowboard instructor which gives me the glory of getting a free season pass. Tomorrow is my day off which I love to freeride and be me. As I prepare I get my gear ready gloves, beanie, and snow pants and jacket, but more importantly my snowboard and my boots. I check the weather eager to expect

The short story written by Jack London depicts a man that begins his journey with only a slight awareness of the weather outside. Since this story takes place in Yukon so he freezes to death walking to a shining camp which is at Henderson Creek, so he can eat his biscuits out of his sweaty shirt and to fill them with greasy bacon. Throughout the story, he embarks on a journey through the hostile environment of the Yukon. London emphasizes the existential theme in “To Build a Fire” in a number of

you have to ask yourself; will you live or will you die in extreme cold weather if advice is given to you on what to avoid and how to survive? The main character is a young man who was too focused on meeting his friends at the old camp at Henderson Creek. “He was a newcomer to the land, a chechaquo, and this was his first winter. The trouble with him was that he was without imagination. He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only the things, and not in the significance”. (London 834) The

in below 50/70 degrees temperature, didn't frighten him at all. Of course, man (London) was new to the area and the “absence of sun” didn't made any impression to him because he thought that he was brave enough to pass any situation that he may be in. The husky dog, which is half wolf half dog, has a natural connection with freezing temperature more than man ever did. The husky dog is a huge symbol through the tale of “To Build a Fire”. The husky plays such a great role in the story, and notices

was cold, was his thought. When he got back to the States he could tell the folks what real cold was. He drifted on from this to a vision of the old-timer on Sulphur Creek. He could see him quite clearly, warm and comfortable, and smoking a pipe. "You were right, old hoss; you were right," the man mumbled to the old-timer of Sulphur Creek. Then the man drowsed off into what seemed to him the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known. The dog sat facing and waiting. The brief day drew to

monster getting ready to swallow me whole. As we enter the canyon there was the feeling of dread, like someone or something is hiding in the shadows and was going to drag you into it's depths if you get too close. As we continue driving I can see the creek below with some parts clear and some parts muddy. We were driving fast so the shadows all seemed to merge together. Every once in a while one shadow leaps from the other, giving it the appearance that something is running to keep up with the car, but

less a 100 feet from the crosswalk. As luck would have it, at the same time the light at the corner turned green. A 2016 GMC Sierra Denali HD spun its rear wheels as it rocketed forward. From its large stereo speakers C.W. McCall's 'Wolf Creek Pass' was blaring, “…..............with a thousand cubes in a nineteen-forty-eight Peterbilt screamed to life. We woke up the chickens.” As trout stumbled across the center line of the street, The young cowboy behind the wheel of the pick-up, slammed

Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Annie Dillard opens Pilgrim at Tinker Creek mysteriously, hinting at an unnamed presence. She toys with the longstanding epic images of battlefields and oracles, injecting an air of holiness and awe into the otherwise ordinary. In language more poetic than prosaic, she sings the beautiful into the mundane. She deifies common and trivial findings. She extracts the most high language from all the possible permutations of words to elevate and exalt

Sam Oden Vonda Ford English 6 2 February 2015 Big Foot: Solving the Mystery It is said that scientists have only explored about 30% of earth surface Although most of the unexplored territory is ocean, there is still a sizeable number of forests yet to be tamed by humans. Many of the native North American tribes tell stories of what they call Skoocooms (ape men) living on Mount St. Helens and occasionally coming down and stealing fish right off their lines(“Open Spaces Magazine - Bigfoot by Robert

youth are involved in and so HATs brought in hockey camps and sponsored the Tahltan teams. Each community was requested to create a way to celebrate health. During HATs inaugural year, the Iskut school set up a 3 km walk whereas members in Telegraph Creek chose to hike to Tahltan village and hold a prayer circle on the sacred site. Since then, there have been community bike rides, five-day hiking trips and restoration of traditional walking pathways. Singing, drumming and dancing events are also sponsored