Death Valley

beside quiet waters… Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me… And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever,” (“Psalm 23 NASB”). “The Great Gatsby”, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, references Psalm 23 through the similarity in names between the valley of ashes and “the valley of the shadow of death”. In Psalm 23, the valley of the shadow of death refers to the hardship of the world, and…

in the book. The author of “Death Valley” went to New York University for college education. The author of “The Evil Swirling Darkness” went to Barnard College for her college education. “Death Valley and The Evil Swirling Darkness’’ have similarities and difference such as point of view and the setting of the two stories. One similarity between “Death Valley and The Evil Swirling Darkness” is that they are both written in third person point of view. In “Death Valley” we know the author uses…

Lost In Death Valley Brandon, Curtis, and Nick just got out of college and was scouted to a MLS team called the sounders. In the off season, Brandon, Curtis, and Nick wanted to go on a trip to Death Valley, and of course Nick thought he could drive there without directions or a gps. But anyways they all packed up to go to Death Valley. On their way there they stop at a campsite to see if anybody had directions, But nobody was there. So they kept on driving, and finally they found Death…

Callie Schmidt Lost In Death Valley By:Callie Schmidt I was walking into the abandoned camper, smothered in sweat, and mouth dry to the bone. And the smell of burning rubber as I walked into the abandoned camper. I thought in my head I need to keep moving no matter what happens this is a life or death situation. When I walked in the door of the camper the place was a mess wood planks tore up with nails sticking out, and dusty furniture. I walked in faster and found myself in front of…

Death Valley Continued… I noticed a clump of trees in the blazing, hot desert. Where there were trees, I thought, there has to be water. The trees were only about 50 feet away from me but walking towards them in the 120 degree heat felt like they were 10 miles away. I wiped away my sweat with the back of my hand. Once we got to the trees, I couldn’t help but scream. “We are saved! We can survive for at least 2 weeks here!” Gina and Jenny scrambled to the trees to see what I was yelling about.…

Kolton fields Death Valley By. Kolton Fields it was burning hot outside the 3 women exhausted on the edge of giving up but they decide to try to start the car and it started they drove as far as they could and came to a stop at a shaded area and make a shelter and then they did so it was night they all went to sleep and by sunrise they felt horrible they ran outta things to eat and to drink then they heard this loud noise coming there way they didn’t expect much of it but it was hope…

Lost in Death Valley Ending After we found the abandoned campsite I was on my way to help Gina bathe. After Gina was all cleaned up, I helped Jenny. After they both were good and clean I decided to clean myself up. I had just gotten dressed when I saw a rattlesnake. It looked fat, scaley. It smelled of dung.It looked straight at me and rattled its tail. I screamed in terror and Gina and Jenny came running to my side. “What’s wrong?!” they said in an usion. I pointed a shaky finger at snake.…

sorts. The desert is a strange place, but I love it because I live in the desert. It is like an alien world to most people. That's why some sci-fi movies have been filmed there. For example, the original 4th and 6th Star Wars movies were filmed in Death Valley. In a town in the Mojave Desert, the average temperature in the summer is about 105 degrees fahrenheit. But at night it can drop to freezing 29 degrees fahrenheit. The world's deserts…

Home Means Nevada “All For Our Country” Nevada was the 36th state to become part of the union. It became a state on October 31, 1864. Maybe that’s where Halloween came from. The state colors are blue and silver. Nevada goes by many names, you may know it best as the Silver State, but it is also nicknamed the Sagebrush State and the Battle Born State. The state flower of Nevada is the Big Sagebrush which grows in the desert and rangelands of Nevada. Native Americans used to use Sagebrush for…

Day 1 Today, my family and I went to Death Valley National Park. My dad had some vacation days from work so we used them to come. My sister wouldn’t stop asking “Are we there yet?” all the way here in our car. As soon as we got here we checked into a hotel to make sure we had somewhere to sleep. After that we went to get pamphlets so we would know more about the park. We learned that the park rangers recommend people not to bring pets because of the heat. “It’s a good thing we didn’t bring…