I pulled my sleigh to a stop in the middle of the deeply rutted road. I watched as the snow slowly and silently drifted into the woods. The beautiful snow and ice on the trees was brightened by the light of the large moon. Even though me and my horse are freezing cold in the night we have no choice but to stop away from a farmhouse or stable . The sled in the night shines with snow and my horse shakes his bells questioning my decision to stop.
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The trail. So dark and ominous, it seemed as if a murder could’ve occurred. This is where I hike back to my house after the long class day is complete, and I am filled with exhaustion from practice. This place gives me the shiver up my spine that you would get while watching horror movies. When it rains it floods with the murky water from the streams whose water level is almost as high as the bridge. Nervousness sets in halfway through the trail, like you’re being watched. When it’s the daytime you
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Many car drivers find out the hard way that the posted speed limit is meant for optimum road surface and driving conditions. The same is true for commercial or owner operator truck drivers except that there are many more circumstances for them to watch for. Driving too fast for the road conditions or in situations that are adverse to trucks can lead to an accident. Here are three of them: Slippery Pavement This category includes wet pavement as well as snow and ice conditions. Although wet pavement
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After analyzing the novel, Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt ,the theme Making the right choice is not always easy was played out amongst the characters in interesting ways. One detail that proves why making the right choice is not always easy on Tuck Everlasting is on page 25 it states “And thought, her instinct was to turn and run, she was pleased to discover that her curiosity was stronger. She began to creep forward. Than she would turn and run.” I picked this certain detail because this
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RITTMAN — Landscapers zipped around with their riding and stand-on mowers as others edged the acres and acres of manicured grass with weed trimmers. Tommy Staley loaded flags wrapped around poles onto the back of a pick up truck, as Chris Eby and Jason Shelton lifted a podium emblazoned with the logo for the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery onto a truck. Equipment operator Eli Bauman and caretakers Jimmy Keefer and Cody Schar moved and shoveled dirt near the observation deck at the Memorial
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My furry navigators snoring loudly, I was thankful I didn't need help finding my way to the reservoir. I drove the windy scenic road that heads through Straight Canyon to the reservoir. There were vehicles at nearly every pullout for Cottonwood Creek, either bouldering or fishing, so I decided to forego fishing the creek this time and head right to the campground. As it was last year, the campground was empty, only a small portion of it is open during the spring with no water available. After
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He was a very fit man with perfect black hair and lighter brown skin. His name was Joseph. He lived towards the top of Gallows hill, with his too kids and his wife. Joseph and his wife haven’t been getting along too well. You can hear them screaming from miles away. I overheard Joseph is now staying at hotel Cortez, While his wife and kids were at home. He was in his room collecting all the money he brought back and left to the casino one building over. He walked into the casino and decided he
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Allston, is a Boston neighborhood located on the western edge, which is bordered by the cities of Brookline and Cambridge. The area does not have adequate transportation to accommodate the growing population. The Green “B” line serves provides transportation from Boston, on the East, to Brighton and Newton, on the West. However, there is very little transportation North-South transportation, connecting North Allston to the rest of Allston, Downtown Boston and Brookline. Furthermore, there are a
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Heavenly ski resort is not your everyday East Coast ski resort. I have been on skis since i was three years old, and I have been to many ski resorts. Heavenly Ski resort is in California right off of Lake Tahoe. There is also an entrance in Nevada. There are 91 trails and 800 acres of terrain (which is a lot of trails and terrain).There are two terrain parks that vary in size (a terrain park is the place where all the jumps are). There are chutes (a trail in between two giant rocks), bowls, and
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This is the intriguing documentary of Henrik and Elena’s journey through Route 66, written through the eyes of Henrik. Of course, this whole documentary could not be written down, because if it were it would be too long to fit into eight paragraphs. It has been condensed to fit into the circumstances. I hope you enjoy Henrik’s documentary of Route 66 journeys! The atmosphere of the car is light and airy as we are driving along on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. I am sitting in the back seat
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