Snow blower

She crosses the tile floor, hazel eyes fixated on the bottom drawer to her antique desk, late forties or early fifties. What lies in the bottom drawer is a device so powerful—no—so dangerous, that it had to be hidden once it reach completion. It's been many years since she dared to gaze upon the device in fear of someone with nefarious intentions stumbles upon its dwelling place. Falling to her knees, she ignores the burning of her nose as she stirs up dust and cobwebs, and reaches for the desk…

ourselves, trends we follow, and our behavior are derived from our culture. In this way, the misunderstood Minnesotan culture has impacted my perception, personality, and habits. For anyone unaccustomed to the weather of Minnesota, my perception of snow and cold weather must seem quite bizarre. While non-natives bury themselves beneath layers of blankets when the temperature drops below freezing, I pull on my jean shorts and flip flops in an attempt to wring every last drop…

Lutena was strolling through the bushy terrain, when she heard a rustle among the trees. She started making her footsteps light, careful for an animal and quiet for an intruder. Then all of a sudden Jason jumped out with warning. “Look out!” he shouted. Lutena jumped and turned around and gasped all at once. “Don’t ever do that again!” She slapped him on the arm. Jason flinched. “Hey, it’s not my fault you’re too fun to scare.” “Rude,” Lutena responded. Today they were in the forest to cut…

The jury is out!! Which facet of the fence do you sit on? Snowboarding has its location as a style drove recreation, and creating a declaration at the hill seems to be the manner ahead for most riders. So the query remains, why smash your appearance with a silly helmet? The answer for me is clear; you'll by no means see me using without a nicely geared up snowboarding helmet! It wasn't usually this manner... Once I discovered to experience, for as a minimum the primary three weeks I was…

accustomed to turning on skis, I automatically assumed it would be as simple as turning the board with your feet. This knowledge did not translate well to snowboards, and as I attempted to turn right on the beginner’s slope, I fell backwards into the snow with a loud, audible THUD! As it turns out, turning on a snowboard requires you to apply pressure on the board with both feet in the desired direction you want to turn; this method causes the snowboard to carve a deep ridge in the desired…

during the storm and it looks kind of…squared you could say. Since the snow is heavy, more of the leaves are now fallen off and it’s starting to look like winter. Today I went to my grandparents’ house to spend the few nights until thanksgiving. While driving out there, the corn fields and the bean fields were all covered with snow, you could tell that the deer were out and about since you could clearly see the footprints in the snow. We saw a dead rabbit I believe in the middle of the road and…

slender, snooty—Madison Mills snapped. “Oh,” I finally replied. “I thought you said no color.” “Come on, Aiden.” Her voice dripped with sarcasm. “Have you ever seen a mountain without any color?” I smiled. “Yep, plenty of times when they’re covered in snow.” Her eyes narrowed. Then her heart-shaped…

The town of Payson is a town located north of Phoenix in Arizona and sits nestled among the majestic mountains of the Mogollon Rim. The town is comprised of approximately 15, 245 people residing with approximately 6,500 homes and approximately 2,575 business (United States Census Bureau). The town of Payson is comprised of 19.47 square miles and a water area of 0.01 sq. miles. Payson is part of Gila County and operates on Mountain Time zone (GMT-7), the elevation is 4,921 feet. The two main…

Hello Moose Hunters, Hope you are having a lovely cold, snowy, and wintery day. Now, you may be wondering why I am standing up in front of you about to talk about Chris McCandless and his death, but I would like to inform you that after weeks of research, I am proud to share my well developed ideas regarding McCandless’s trip. By reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Civil Disobedience and Walking by Thoreau, Self Reliance by Emerson, and various other texts from newspapers such as the New…

My entire vision of the slope was covered in white snow. My entire body suddenly started to freeze up after those thoughts. “I can’t do this,” I told my cousin. My arms reflexively started to push me away from the edge. I started to tell my cousin that I didn’t want to ski down the mountain. I wanted to…