Mountain pine beetle

Everytime someone mentions mountains, I cannot help but to think about the trek up my first mountain. The first mountain I climbed, was Mount Fuji in Japan. Also known as Fujisan, this mountain stands at just over twelve-thousand feet. As the morning of the climb approached, my family and I got up early to go to the bus station. The bus ride was an hour long, past lush green farms,terraced rice paddies, down back country roads, before we arrived at the SUicide Forest. The Suicide Forest is…

involved in the profession and Sport he loved.” this shows how he loved his job and he knew the risks of it. Another evidence is, “ but you know, it is hard not to believe that notion isn't in the back of somebody's mind when they're up in these mountains.” This is relating to why they sign up for the job because they know the risks of being up…

Presto grabs the rope with his other hand and he goes up. “Let me down!” shouted Presto. Alec bites the rope and Presto came down. Continuing to chase Alec. Alec tries to break Presto’s arm, but Presto bites him. Alec screamed,”Owww!” Presto goes get another carrot and started to tease Alec with it. Alec sat on the chair and Presto went to grab in the hat but, Alec had other plans. Alec planned to make Presto feel his own pain. Alec started to do bad things to him. Alec shocked him again…

ascent the first week of July, and two weeks after we sold most of what we had, and put in boxes all the gear we already had. Summiting Everest depends on a number of factors, and any experienced climber knows this. Because Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, it is also regarded as a powerful one, and we all come to it both scared and excited. It is all part of doing one of the most difficult and dangerous things, in the name of the pursuit of happiness. With at least 12 successful…

The grass glistened like crystals from the summer morning dew. The sun was rising over the mountains in an elegant fashion, providing light for the world to see. There was a faint hint of a breeze. The trees laid upon the mountain restless. The mountains had jagged edges rocketing to the moon. The view was insurmountable, as the lake below glared with great brilliance showing undiscovered life and happiness. The land remained untouched, with a triumphant glare. This is where I wanted to begin my…

After we came back from winter break, everyone had forgotten what had happened except Priscilla, Munk, Martin, and the cobras. If you don't know what happened let me tell you. Munks Motegbd were in charge at this school. One day, Priscilla came and her only friend was getting bullied by munks cobras. Priscilla went over to stop him and up came munk. He was a whole lot shorter than Priscilla, and also more confident. As soon as he started helping the other one of his cobras, she walked up to him…

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is the most versatile performance car on the market. The mk1 GTI, the beginning of one of the most desired hot hatches on the market today. It all started with a small group of engineers codenamed “sport Golf” and a spare bin of parts. They combined the 1.6L 4-cylinder engine from an Audi 80 with a few spare parts from a Fox GT to create the well known Volkswagen Golf GTI. But that 's not what makes this car special, what makes it special is the versatility of the car.…

all it has to offer for granted, as shown in “My Life as a Bat” by Margaret Atwood, because people's feelings for bats are almost always negative, as well as in Hope for Animals and their World by Jane Goodall, because of how the American Burying Beetle has gone down in population. People interact with nature a a negative and horrible way. In “My Life as a Bat”, the author is writing about how people treat bats and how they tend to dislike innocent animals who are just playing their role in…

The vermin is gone. How could I have been such an idiot? That vermin, that hideous insect was never my brother. Perhaps it was my brother at some point, but slowly, and slowly Gregor faded away. At one point it seemed human. Maybe it seemed to be my brother, but eventually the human part of my brother disappeared, or perhaps he forgot about his humanity, because he got used to his newfound animalistic nature. One thing I’m sure is that dead vermin isn’t my brother. My brother would never let our…

America’s trees and forests has emerged in the form of two invasive species of beetles, the Asian Longhorned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer. Both beetles are major pests of widespread forest and neighborhood trees, and if left unchecked, have the potential to completely change the character of our forests. Although not as widely known as some higher-profile environmental issues, invasive species like the Asian Longhorned Beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer are nevertheless one of the greatest…