...When I was 6 years old I went camping for my first time with my mother and little sister. We never camp before. The scale of excitement and joy was higher for me and my sister. My grandmother told us she read books that describe camping experience, and what to look forward to. We could not wait to go camping to see everything nature had to afford. Camping sounded every nice to hear, and we were going to live out doors. We were going to the camping site at Paul M. Dimmick. I didn’t know how much food and drinks we needed to survive out in the woods, until I seen in the back of the truck. There were a little iceboxes filled with food, mini camping stove, lantern, gallon of water, tent, sleeping bag, bug spray, and booties to protect your feet’s. I feel like we were going on an adventure. There was a lot of stuff for our five days trip, I thought. The day was bright and beautiful. The truck tank was full and off we went. We had a lot of miles to go, we made two fast food stops, and three bathroom stops. My mother didn’t believe us when we told her we were starving, and I told her “If I didn’t eat I was going to die”. Soon after I ate that delicious burger, we had to make an emergency stop on the side of the road. I became sick and vomit everywhere. I shouldn’t have told my mother I was going to die from starving. “Are we there yet?” I ask my mother. No, but we got to the camping site afternoon. The action was just about to take place. We lay down sheets before setting the tents...
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...Mr.Garrison English Comp. Due: 9/24/14 Moving Into your dorm Moving into a dorm room can be an exciting experience because you have been under your parent’s roof and now it’s your time to be on your own. It can also be a scary experience especially if you’re not near home and also because you’re unsure of what you should bring along with you or keep at home .I know those are some of the feelings I had when I first moved in so I wrote a few tips that could possibly help you ease your mind about the pre jitters of college. You should first talk to your college's Housing Department. This should help get the correct size and measurements of your room. It will also let you know how many people will you be living with some universities are different from others. You can also ask different questions like how many bathrooms? is there kitchen? What will you need to bring? What does the university provide? Some people get a rude awakening on move in day. After Talking to the Housing Department you should then pack according to needs first then you can pack everything else. Your needs would probably consist of toiletries unless you plan on buying them once you get settled in at the dorm also it may consist of school supplies and a laptop . Laptops are a very handy tool to have in college these days since everything we write has to be typed . you should also grab a router just incase the school only has a LAN connection and not a wifi . Everything else would be Tv’s...
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...It was July 1, 2011 and my parents told me that we were going to Sequoia National Park on a camping trip the next day. I was very excited! I had never been on a camping trip before. I had only seen people camping on tv. I also heard stories of people going camping. As I went to bed, I starting thinking about the pros and cons of going camping. One of the pros was that camping is very fun and I could spend more time my family. One of the cons was that there would be a lot of insects in the wild, which could bite me. My biggest fear is of spiders, especially tarantulas. If I get bitten by a tarantula, I could go to the ambulance. Moreover, the inside of the park is inaccessible for ambulances and is away from hospitals On the next day, I woke...
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...Compass and torch The story is written by, the English writer Elisabeth Baines. Elisabeth lives in Manchester and have been a teacher for some years back. The story was published in 2003 in a book, with many other stories that she has written. The story is about a boy, who is going on a camping trip with his father, which he has not seen in 4 years. Which parents are divorced. His mother has gotten a new boyfriend who’s name is Jim. And he has moved in with them. But the boys’ father also wants to spend some time with his son. So the boy and his father are going on a camping trip on a mountain. But when the father comes to get his son, he starts to discuss with the boys’ mother, she don’t want her son to go, she think it is too dangerous. And the boy is searching for his torch. And he hears them when he goes down the stairs. But then they are going to camping. And when they start to walk on the mountain, they find’s out that they forgot their compass. And the boy freaks out, but then there is a man who has a compass. And then they continue to walk with the man. And they then reach the top of the mountain. And after that they keep walking. And then they are setting their tent up. In the story we don’t get many details about the boy. We don’t even know his name. What we do know is that he is 8 years old, and that he haven not seen his father for four months. The rest of the characterization is made by reading between the lines, because there are a lot of indirect impressions...
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...the wounded warriors in Iraq. This is so sad to me. This one particular article the lady lost both of her legs, she talked about the VA health care she received. That some veterans are not even receiving the healthcare they need. Most likely all has to do with this great Obama care we have. Another article I read was one where a Park Ranger loses his job while dancing on the clock. I was thinking how can you lose your job just by dancing. This particular man was apparently dancing provocatively while on the job like you would see in “R” rated movies. These parks are family oriented. Parents were catching him dancing around grabbing himself going down to the ground and getting back up. Sounds pretty crazy but I guess if your on a family camping trip this is probably what you would least expect your children to see in the camp grounds. I don’t see a problem with dancing on the job especially as a park ranger as long as its not provocatively. I think if more people would be in a happier mood dancing and singing and being jolly this world would become a better place. Ones mood can make another mood in a happier place. Being around positive vibes is a good thing. Everyone is so serious all the time. No one has time to be silly. Just put a smile on your...
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...2008 Name________________ Date________________ “Canopy of Nature” Reading Comprehension – Short Stories Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below. Dad decided last Sunday that we should all go on a camping trip. He read an article in the Sunday paper about camping and how it “brings families together under the canopy of nature.” “Overrated,” I joked. “What about the canopy of television or the canopy of restaurant food?” “This will be good for us,” Dad said, sliding the magazine across the coffee table. “Let’s go next week-end.” I shot a quick look over at my little brother, Paul. He gave me a slow eyebrow raise which meant, “This will probably not go off completely as planned.” My smile back said, "But it will surely be fun." I started to think back. Once Dad decided “we should all learn how to canoe.” We borrowed two canoes from our friends, hoisted them on the van and drove for three hours to a secluded lake in Virginia. Once we got there, we discovered that we had forgotten the paddles. Paul and I got in a canoe with Dad, and our two younger sisters got in a canoe with Mom. We floated aimlessly around the lake for hours. Then we all jumped in with our life jackets on. We pushed the canoes back to shore. It was a fantastic trip. Another time, Dad decided “we should all learn how to ski.” All of us hate the cold so we spent the week-end huddled by the fire, drinking hot cocoa in the ski lodge and playing board games. It was great. We had a blast. When...
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...Do you like to go on camping trips? I like camping trips there fun to go on and see some cool things. Now I am going to talk about President Roosevelt and John Muir's camping trip. The first thing I will talk about is on their second morning the campers awoke to find themselves covered with more than four inches of snow. My second thing I will talk about is "The sequoias deserve protection, he said simply because it would be a shame to let them disappear. My third and finally reason is, In March 1903, help appeard, Muir received a letter from President Roosevelt himself. My first reason is "On their second morning the campers awoke to find themselves covered with more than four inches of snow" In paragraph 16 it says, On their secound morning...
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...Late in the summer of 2015, merely a week before I had to go to college, we once again went on a trip to the land purchased five years prior. We packed the same RV and rode in the same vehicle as in the last trip. As we left and got on the road, I wondered what the land, that I hadn’t seen in five years, would look like and to what degree the brush had populated it. I-90 traverses from Seattle and continues east across the country. Along this highway, dense trees give way to mountain views and lakes as it climbs up to Snoqualmie pass. Snow remains visible on higher peaks that jut up out of the earth even during the summer. Mountains are visible from all around as I-90 continues through the Cascade mountains toward Eastern Washington, where the lush mountain forests give way to an arid desert plain and the roads run straight for miles on end. Sand dunes appear orange in the distance as the sun sets. Irrigated fields of grapes and various other crops flank the highway. An occasional wind farm with a multitude of...
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...My Memoir: “Special Forces” at Camp Theresa G. Hable Crown College My Memoir: “Special Forces” at Camp The morning breeze from Lake Waconia felt fresh and invigorating. Yesterday's rain settled the dust and gave everything a new look. The beautiful array of flowers from the neighbor's garden sparkled with the glistening of fallen raindrops against the sunrise. What a beautiful day for the Special Force Christian Ministry to leave for a camping adventure in McGregor, Minnesota. I jumped as I heard the door slam. "Hello? Hello? Where are you? We need to get ready; we leave for camp today! You said one more sleep night; then it's camping time!" screams Michael. I yelled back, "I'm on the patio near the Winkler's garden. Michael was about 13 years old and full of energy. Kelly, his sister, blind since birth, packed her bags the night before; she was not a morning person. Almost eleven years old with a forceful personality, Kelly did not let her deafness interfere with life. Learning sign language was a skill I had picked up to converse with her; but, she made sure I knew what she wanted. She demonstrated her eagerness and excitement signing, "I'll be able to pick my seat on the bus!" The Special Force Christian Ministry consisted of two group homes: one in Waconia, Minnesota, housing eight males with disabilities; the second one located ten miles away, in the small town, Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, accommodating eight females. The disabilities ranged from...
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...Crossing over from cub scouts to boy scouts was a decision many of my friends decided not to embark on, but the others and I that did countiue in scouts it will end up shapeing who we are today. Stepping off the bus for my first camping trip I was eager for my new journey in scouts to began. Looking up too the two older scouts leading us I would have never thought in a few years I would be in there spot leading the younger scouts. At the camping trip we learned what was down the road for us and knew it wouldn't be easy, earing eagle scout. The other boys that crossed over with me slowly one by one left over the years until it was only a few of us. Once high school began I had finally achieved Life scout rank along with so many new doors and...
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...on pieces of paper, then put them in a paper sack. Next, we all took a turn and pulled one out of the sack the trip ideas that were pulled trip to the Wallowa Mountains, trip to the Oregon coast, and then Yakima, Wa was pulled from the bag. Once I saw what my mum and my son pulled, my paper got tossed over my shoulder. The challenge now were to pick from the two options trip to the Wallowa Mountains or the trip to the Oregon coast. We ponder on what the Oregon coast and the Wallowa Mountains offered in actives, accommodations, and weather in late March. We were down to trip to the Wallowa Mountains and the Oregon coast. As we looked at these two, we noticed these were just a few of the more common spring break trips. These two place Oregon coast and the Wallowa Mountains are still far from being a like each other. Then my family was curious about other things such as accommodations and the weather in late March. The weather in Oregon can be unpredictable in late March at the Oregon coast also at the Wallowa Mountains. The weather can be sunny one moment to down pour rain. The Oregon coast often in late March can be foggy and stormy with high winds. Then the Wallowa Mountains in late March can be very cold to a sunny warm day, even at times get traces of snow. During some storms on the Oregon coast hotels may lose power. Although losing power would not matter camping. When the Wallowa Mountains have high wind you have to...
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...traveling to help others has to be a true passion in life. I have vacationed outside the country once and it was a trip to Haiti. I rather travel to another country for relief work, than just to vacation. During my process of traveling I figured that you can’t be traveling to help others because you feel sorry. You must truly love to help others in life. My name is Stephen Gordon and I just completed my first year at Upper Iowa University with a Business Administration major. I am from Altgeld Gardens, which is located on the far south side in Chicago, Illinois. Atlgeld Gardens was named after Illinois Governor John Altgeld. It was established in 1945 and it’s an historic site. Altgeld Gardens is the first public housing projects built in the United States of America and was also an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Altgeld is completely occupied by low income families. The residents of Altgeld Gardens have little education and live off public aid and SSI. Most people love living off the money the government provides. The typical household in Altgeld Gardens is a single mom raising at least four children average, if not more. Most families in Altgeld Gardens struggle to survive from time to time. However, it’s an obstacle that we have to overcome as a community. When I first laid my eyes on the flyer for this Haiti trip I decided I was going. I knew the trip would be expensive, but I told myself I would find the funds. I have never been out of the country, so...
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...Ivy Tech Student June 28, 2011 ENG 025: Intro to College Writing II First Draft Descriptive Essay A Trip to Remember I will never forget the summer of 2006. It was a breezy, warm day in June. My family and I stumbled upon a small campground located in Dorr, Michigan. The blackish brown decorative sign with yellow-gold writing read Hungry Horse Campground. I thought to myself “what, a strange name for a campground.” As we drove down the long winding midnight asphalt road, I could not imagine why a campground would have such an odd name. As we approached the main office, my eyes lit up like a Christmas tree in December. I could not believe that such a beautiful place existed in such a tiny town. The office was a large walnut brown and resembled a log cabin. Surrounding the building were enormous rocks, fuchsia flowers, and small turquoise ponds with waterfalls. The calming sound of water flowing throughout the rocks and the smell of flowers made me feel as if I was in heaven. As we set up the mildewed scented tent, I remember my son playing in the majestic grained ivory sand so amazed that it was not dark brown and clumpy like back in Indiana. I watched him play while enjoying the fresh scent of pine drifting through the air. The bird’s sweet melody and the silence surrounded me in glory. I knew that there was nothing better in the world than in that moment. I had my two boys, and we were building a memory we would never forget. As our time progressed, we found that...
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...Camping holidays in Scandinavia the idea We present a new, organized way of traveling to the wild for small groups: our company offers travel packages to go for a wild camping trip to Scandinavia. Through our homepage you can order a trip from all over the world to spend an exciting outdoors adventure. We organize everything from the flight we ensure a travel guide and all the equipment you will need. Industry analysis Wild or free camping is very popular in Scandinavia as –unlike most places in Europe - there is a legally permitted way of doing it. To measure the size of the target market is very hard, since the wild campers are not registered anywhere. There are many campsites all over Europe but there is not any organizations who help the wild campers find the best locations so by far there is no competitors in the market. Let’s look at a few statistics about prices, occupancy and overnight stays in casmpsites in Scandinavian countries: Camping prices by countries (2008): Seasonal variation in occupancy of collective tourist accommodation, monthly data, 2009: company description Our company is an organizing company which is similar to the travel agencies. What do we provide is: * book your flight to the desired country * arrange your transfer from the airport * giving you useful information about the possible spots where you can wild camp in the desired area * a qualified tour guide who is from your destination * ensure the tent, sleeping...
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...Alliyah McClary Composition 101 Narrative Essay Due: 10/13/13 A Lesson Learned From a Terrifying Camping Trip Sometimes people don't follow simple directions. However, these campers learned the hard way just how important directions are. Sometimes people don't follow simple directions. However, these campers learned the hard way just how important directions are. It was a wonderful week to camp in the great outdoors, even if some of their friends thought it was a strange way to spend a romantic vacation. Alliyah and Shane were looking forward to their week at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Little did they know what a learning experience this trip would be. After a scenic drive through the glorious mountains, Alliyah and Shane arrived at the camping area. A tall, skinny ranger dreesed in a blue uniform who stood at the booth handed them a map and asked, “Have you ever camped with us before?” “A better question would be if we ever camped before,” Shane answered wryly. “You’ll be fine. Just remember, this isn’t a hotel. We do have bears and other animals in the area, so lock your food up in the car,” said the ranger as he handed them a lists of Do’s and Don’ts. After they were handed the list they continued a safe drive until they arrived at the campsite. They started to set up camp. Alliyah and Shane were very excited to start their first camping experience. Exhausted from their first attempt at setting up a campsite, Alliyah and Shane crawled...
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