Kayak

Injuries have consumed much of my teenage years and kept me from living the life I dreamed of. I started playing football in the fifth grade and planned to play until I graduated high school. Unfortunately, I tore my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in the eighth grade. I had surgery on it and after a year, started playing again. During the offseason while training for my junior year I noticed a sharp, agonizing pain that shot down my left leg. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) revealed a…

New Zealand’s longest river is the Waikato River, which runs down for 425 kilometres until it meets and flows out into the sea; not only is this the longest river in New Zealand, but it is also one of the most polluted waterways in the whole entire nation. The Waikato River start at Lake Taupo, and in a study (Waikato Regional Council, n.d.) showed that the clarity of the water passes 10 metres far in the beginning, this quickly shifts very shortly beyond Lake Taupo. Even just by the Ohaaki…

Durand, in her essay, Ecology of Poetry, argues that the form and function of poetry, and especially of ecopoetics, should aim to reflect ecological processes rather than follow traditions of earlier nature poetry, which can be characterized by the ‘thingification’ of non-human objects through the view of human-subjects when perceiving natural object-landscapes, -animals, -organisms, etc. While modern human understanding of our interactions and relationship with our environment has cleaved us…

Eskimos are an indigenous group of people that inhabit Alaska, Russia, Canada, and Greenland. These areas are known for its frozen, barren, and dangerous environment.Through time, Eskimos have adapted to to their natural world and developed numerous traditions and techniques to survive. Richard Nelson, an anthropologist, is known for his research on the indigenous people of Alaska. The majority of his work, focuses on the relationship between the people and nature. In his article, “Understanding…

The Spokane River in Idaho offers you access to some of the best waves for river surfing, and paddlers, anglers and floaters will all find an appreciation for waves that range anywhere in skill from beginner to expert. Not only are you surfing, you will see some of Idaho's most beautiful sites, and learn about the swims. Whether you want a mellow experience or something more rough, you can find it here. (-- removed HTML --) Lochsa River Surfing (-- removed HTML --) Lochsa's Pipeline is one of…

Another note is that I usually go backpacking and kayaking with a program here at UF. With that, you have to pick the locations that you want to backpack and/or kayak and how I distinguish the sites I want to travel to is by looking at google images. Thus, re-admitting to the belief that I am there for the aesthetics. After all, the land that is set aside to be pretty; everything deemed ugly or dirty is removed…

These are also great spots to kayak, witness big wave surfing, or just sunbathe and relax. Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. One of the activities that you simply cannot afford to miss taking part in in the island of Oahu is snorkeling. While this is possible in other parts of Hawaii such as…

Into the Wild, the Story of Christopher McCandless Sean Penn does an outstanding job creating the film adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s Book, Into the Wild. The film also dubbed, Into the Wild, tells the spectacular and tear jerking true story of Christopher McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch). Penn, shooting in the same locations Chris traveled, gives us a clear and accurate image of Chris’s journey through North America. Notes written within the many notebooks of Chris, display across the…

Every year, my brother, my mom, my dog, and I go to Grand Lake Stream for the 4th of July. We meet up with a large group of family friends and we all stay in cabins or houses. Grand Lake Stream is a quaint town in Maine, and there’s only one store in the town, the Pine Tree general store. Grand Lake is about a ten hour drive from Saratoga, New York. Last year, the drive took longer than usual. It’s late afternoon, about three or four, and we are about nine hours into the drive. To get into town…

great to take and enjoy. They even guarantee that you’ll see whales. If you don’t they’ll refund your money when you get back. Visit the Harbor Island National Park. Boston has 34 islands that are all accessible. You can picnic, bird watch, swim, kayak, camp or explore historic forts and trails throughout the national park. From these islands you get to enjoy the great panoramic views of Boston Harbor and the city. You can get to the islands by their ferry the Harbor Express. If you don’t bring…