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As a Boy Scout I know the many dangers of hiking and camping, I was taught the golden rule of camping and even the Boy Scouts of America’s motto is “Be Prepared.”. The meaning of this motto can mean a multitude of different terms, hence it’s name “Be Prepared”. However, there is a second and even more important rule of an adventurist, letting others know of your whereabouts and your estimated return time. The reason is simple; if you let someone know about where you are going, then your chances…

Dear Dr. Anthony Davis, The entire Eighth grade,including the teachers, has been thinking about going on a field trip to a very amazing and educational place. We have been thinking about going on a field trip to the Lava Beds National Monument, but to do this we would need your approval which I hope we will receive after I give you the in depth details of the educational values we would indulge in on this trip. On this field trip we would learn about the history of the formation of the lava…

gov/fs/2000/fs060-00/ The most recent significant eruption of Mount Hood happened in the 1790’s shortly before Lewis & Clark passed through the area. There was less significant explosive activity around the middle of the 17ths century. After this time the volcano has been quiet and inactive. There will come a time when Mount Hood will erupt again. How will those eruptions impact us and what might they look like? Through study of Mount Hood’s past volcanic behavior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)…

Should people have the right to rescue services when they put themselves at risk? Mount Everest is a 29,035 foot mountain that many people have tried and successfully climbed. But for some people, climbing a mountain this high with low oxygen levels and freezing cold temperatures can get dangerous. There are over 230 people who died on this mountain. Many of those people could have been saved. People should have the right to rescue services when they put themselves at risk because the rescuers…

A 73-year-old senior thrill seeker, Woodcock scaled Mount Etna and two other active volcanoes in Sicily and even climbed inside one of the craters to get an epic picture. When he was 70 years old, he leaped 30,000 feet from a plane. Woodcock funds his many trips by driving his taxi a couple of days a week so that every bit of money raised by sponsors can go to charity. Reinhold Messner Born in 1944, Messner made the first solo climb of Mount Everest without the aid of oxygen tanks. Considered…

This exploration was underway on May 24, 1869 and concluded 3 months and 6 days later, on August 30, 1869. Powell assembled a crew of nine men and four a small, shallow-draft dory boats. Dories are usually a lightweight boat with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. The crew travelled from Green River to the Grand (also known as the Colorado River) wash cliffs. During this exploration, Powell was said to have travelled through a new channel which is now known as the Grand Canyon. Although…

climb Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, but not many are able to succeed this once in a lifetime experience. The first people to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. The two did not realize the dangers that they would face during their goal of reaching the summit. Since the journey was taken by Hillary and Tenzing, many others have tried to take the same challenge but caused damage during the expedition. Climbing Mount…

All volcanoes are amazing to see in action. Cinder Cone Volcanoes, Stratovolcanoes, and Shield Volcanoes are different types of volcanoes with their similarities and differences. All volcanoes are magnificent features of Earth’s crust. One type of volcano is a cinder cone. “A cinder cone volcano doesn’t have any horizontal layers of solid lava flows mixed with layers of other rock,”stated on zmescience.com. Cinder cone volcanoes are sloped like a mountain, although they have a large number of…

Parable : An allegorical story that is used to teach truth, moral lessons, or religious principles. (Most known parable in the Gospel Bible is the parable of the lost coin) Parable of the Three Servants (Matthew 25:14-30) 2- Who was Christ speaking to? In the parable, which is speaking metaphorically, Christ (The man) was speaking to his servants. He taught his servants a lesson by giving them opportunities to prove they can follow his instructions. In reality, Christ does not have…

In this writing, I will be talking about people who have climbed Mt. Everest or any other mountains. I will talk about what I think about them. I think that it is not worth it to climb Mt. Everest or any other mountains. Considering the danger and the potential death, it is not worth the experience to climb. If I have to choose to climb any mountains, I probably won’t climb it. I would rather play golf than being a monkey. I will have to look for the risk and the reward that I will get, look at…