In the wee hours of the morning my life is the embodiment of a living‚ breathing dichotomy. Awakening with a wry little smile on my face‚ I knew I had dreamed of the river‚ big brown trout‚ and sweet 3wt bamboo rods. My body screams – “Where’s the coffee”‚ while my brain questions the sanity of getting up this early on a Saturday. Oblivious to the cacophony‚ the hairs on the back of my neck tingle. Betraying logic‚ they forewarn that this pre-dawn moment was the premonition of a great day ahead
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hill narrowly missing a couple of big jagged stones sticking up through the trail and trees. The intensity and extremity of mountain biking make it undoubtedly my favorite sport. Furthermore‚ mountain biking is my favorite sport because it is great for the body and mind‚ it brings about a challenge‚ and it allows me to have a positive environmental impact. Mountain bike riding is a great way to exercise both the body and mind. It is a sport that allows you to build muscle in addition to building
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“About the Recovery Program”‚ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service‚ 29 Oct. 2012 http://www.fws.gov/redwolf/aboutrecovery.html “About the Red Wolf”‚ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service‚ 29 Oct. 2012 http://www.fws.gov/redwolf/aboutredwolf.html “History of Smoky Mountains Wolf Project” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service‚ 8 Oct. 1998 http://www.fws.gov/redwolf/archives/SmokyMountains.pdf "Red Wolf". Anti Essays. 3 Dec. 2012 http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/135939.html “U.S. wildlife agency says. . .”‚ The Republic
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animals. There are nearly 18‚000 species that have been found in the parks area. Scientists believe that there is an additional 20‚000 to 80‚000 species that possibly live in the area. They believe that there is so much diversity because of the mountains‚ glaciers and the weather of the area. There are close to 100 species of trees that grow in the area. That’s more than any Northern state park. Nearly ninety five percent of the park is covered in forest. There is over 1‚500 plant species that
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On the day of September 11‚ 1857‚ an emigrant party camped at Mountain Meadows was brutally killed by the Mormon militia aided by Indians. This essay examines two viewpoints regarding the massacre found in Sally Denton’s “American Massacre” and in “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” by Ronald W. Walker‚ Richard E. Turley‚ and Glen M. Turley. September 7‚ 1857‚ the emigrants of the Fancher-Baker train were just awakening and preparing for the day when gunshots were sounded. The emigrants were caught
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"A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains" Isabella L. Bird‚ an English woman offers an invigorating story of tremendous courage in her book‚ "A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains." She tells of her days and nights spent exploring as she traveled through various territories‚ in light of her illness and young age. The author accomplished a feat that few of us would dare to attempt as she ventured through extreme temperatures at the age of 22. This incredible journey was recorded in history through
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Mountain Lion is a poem that depicts the death of an inhabitant of the Lobo valley‚ a lion that is trapped mercilessly by two hunters‚ who are confronted by the poet as they leave the valley. The poet describes the lion’s face using contrasting but very emotive descriptions such as beautiful dead eyes’‚ and fine round-fashioned head‚ with two dead ears’ putting emphasis on the word dead by repeating it twice in the same stanza. In the first stanza‚ the poet describes the natural beauty of the Lobo
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Surname: Course: Lecturer: Date: Introduction The story and history of Appalachia is rich and their shared geography‚ cultural traits and common historical experience ties the people of Appalachia together. The Appalachian Mountains were inhabited by a diverse population of Native Americans. They included the Iroquois who were the dominant group in the region. They later split into the northern Iroquois and southern Cherokees. The counties of Virginia‚ East Tennessee‚ western North Carolina
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Cold Mountain‚ written by Charles Frazier‚ is a historical fiction novel written in 1977. Charles Frazier writes about the grand journey of a troubled Confederate soldier on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. However‚ Inman‚ the soldier‚ is not alone in his journey. Although separated by distance‚ Inman’s life long lover‚ Ada‚ is experiencing a mental journey while transitioning from an urban lifestyle to a now Blue Ridge Mountain girl. Cold Mountain has taken warfare‚ love‚ freedom‚ and self-knowledge
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Frazier’s Cold Mountain is a pastoral novel that enters into dialogue to explore the stark contrast between two people on a quest for self-acknowledgement and romantic fulfillment. It encapsulates the spirit of a man psychologically scarred by war and his love who flourishes in his absence by reiterating the pastoral theme of self-realization through nature. The intertwining chapters‚ alternating its focus on Inman and Ada‚ are in constant communication with another to examine the bleakest and brightest
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