1. Ski Trip
There I was on the beginners slope in Aspen Colorado. While I sat on the bench waiting for the ever-important ski instructor, I viewed at the scene around me. I was enveloped in a rolling blanket of white, dotted with skiers dressed in colorful attire, ski lifts that carried skiers to the mountaintop, and off to my left was the lodge. I always have a camera with me when I travel and noticed a group of kids perched on a bench also waiting for their instructor and snapped their picture. Two instructors, dressed in red, glided effortlessly across the snow in our direction. After coming to an impressive, snow-throwing stop, one instructor approached the agile youth and took them off to conquer the moguls. The other gentleman introduced himself to me as, Jack Hunter. He asked if I had ever skied before and if I was involved in any type of sports activity. I said, "Hello, I"m Debbie Nelson, and this was my first time to ski, but I usually walk about two to three miles twice a week".
He instructed me to pick up my skis and poles and follow him. .
Doing as told, I found it quite difficult to walk up hill in ski boots. I too was dressed in fashionable ski attire, but soon after strapping skis onto the already uncomfortable ski boots and walking, or should I say, shuffling, around the bunny slope, I soon shed the jacket that I so proudly sported while sitting on the bench anxiously awaiting to begin my first ski lesson. For me it was quite difficult to maneuver the long skis through the snow, complete each exercise as instructed, and remain standing. Jack had me start out, with skis on, walking sideways up and down a slope. I realized quite quickly that I had not walked near enough to prepare myself for this sport. He continued with instructions on how to wedge, ski parallel, importance of keeping the ski tips up and not letting them cross. Also, I was to think of my knees as headlights.
The day before we went snowboarding I called James to make sure the trip was still on. ... We put all the stuff in his truck and we took off, first to McDonalds to wait for the others that were going with us and also to get breakfast when the others arrived. ... James explained how to snowboard to me on the way up the slope. ... The first time I tried, I only got about 50 yards and crashed! ... I kept trying, and each time I got a little further down the slope. ...
We evaluated three different microhabitats: Upland East Facing Slope, Upland West Facing Slope, and River Bottomland. ... We first needed to calculate our basal area of every single tree. ... The sun does not shine on this slope very much during the day due to its position. ... The west facing slope didn't have nearly as many sugar maples as the east facing slope because of its dryness. ... The east facing slope was very complete. ...
Skiing I can still remember the first time I went downhill skiing. It was a cold and dry November day . ... Not exactly what a first timer likes to start on. ... The first couple of hills I only rolled, head over heels, down. ... This experience was the first of many on the ski slopes. ...
Such activities include but are not limited to an outdoor swimming pool, large spacious patios, various wildlife, and unbelievable landscaping With so many sights and activities it can be hard for a person to make the decision of which to do first. The swimming pool located in the back yard is opened yearly, around Memorial Day and is regrettably closed on Labor Day. ... The hills and slopes of land are perfect for sleigh riding. ... The house will receive new occupants one day. ...
Our earth is huge, made up of many different layers, the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust, yet most of it is unexplored to this day. ... So the pirates simply snatched the first sturdy looking lad in the first town they came to and that was that. ... At first the slope was slight, not too noticeable at all. ... After three hundred or so kilometers from shore there was an extreme change in the slope, the continental shelf break and the rocks began a steep decent to where it began to level out to even, the ocean floor. This steep part is called the continental slope, and where it ...
This was a club made up of both seventh and eighth graders that would meet every Saturday and travel to "Greek Peak", a local ski resort, and spend the whole day skiing together. ... I always wanted just once to go with everyone down the tougher slope but I could never bring myself to do it. ... I started down the mountain and all was going well when I hit my first mogul but than I began to pick up speed and control of my destiny left my hands. ... As my momentum grew I hit a mogul and I flew forward and began to do non stop summersaults down the slope. ... Needless to say my first attempt at...
Petroleum was first used to provide kerosene for lighting in the mid nineteenth century. ... Access to oil began to dictate development in the modern world and for the first time oil producing facilities were seen as a major strategic asset. ... From this point until 1994, no important legislation was passed concerning the oil exportation ban in the North Slope. ... Furthermore, at the same time, oil ban repeal supporters were pushing pro drilling legislation through the Senate Energy Committee for the first time. ... These natives live peacefully in their own secluded environment, not co...
(Original Form) Essay I remember with clarity the first time I went downhill skiing. It was a cold and dry January day. ... Not exactly what a first timer likes to start on. ... The first couple of hills I only rolled, head over heels, down. ... Nevertheless I got cocky and decided that I could try a black diamond slope. ...