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Category Archives: Travel
A Jet-ski Dilemma
The water lapped at my feet. It was an amazing place to be: the sun was about to set, just hanging over the hills in the distance. A cool breeze blew past, a great ending to a very hot day. Once I dove into the water, the outside world disappeared. It was just me and [...]
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The Water Like Thunder [revised]
From the moment I set my eyes on the saturated colors and vivid patterns of the Narrows trail in Zion National Park, I knew that this hike was worth it. Covering both sides of the canyon were enormous waves, each washed into the Navajo sandstone by the forces of the Virgin River. I pulled my [...]
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To Ski (Video)
(video above) Over on the official video page, you can view it in high definition.
‘08 Winter: A Blue Christmas for Mom
My mom was going to have a blue Christmas this year. Or so I hoped. Although she skied green all the time, I was hoping to have her ski a blue trail. It would be a very hard time convincing her. At ski resorts, she generally spent most of her time on one part of [...]
‘08 Winter: $100 vs. 10 cents
“Honey, I have great news for you,” my dad exclaimed to my mother, who was sitting in a chair, eyebrows raised. I knew what was going through her head. Not again. She didn’t say it out loud, though, possibly because of a eager saleswomen standing right next to my dad. She was holding a clipboard [...]
‘08 Winter: Unfortunate Skis
It was morning at Copper Mountain, Colorado. I opened the window, taking a deep breath. I could feel the crispness of the air here, much more dry here than sticky Houston. I saw people walking towards the bus stations, getting ready for the day ahead. The lifts had not opened yet. The sun was out. [...]
The Simon Says Game
At the camp I was at, there were speakers. Since the camp was a church camp, it focused on talking about the Bible, God, and stuff like that. To do that, they would invite a guest speaker each year to the camp to talk about it. This year’s guest speaker, I found out, was some [...]
The Shampoo Mystery: Part 1
It was an enjoyable day at summer camp, and I was busy sleeping when everyone else was outside, doing archery, riding horses, or swimming. They were spending the two hours of free time like it was money, but I like to relax. It was the summer after all. After taking a brief nap, I climbed [...]
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A Lazy Day
It was a glorious day at the camp I was at. It was comfortable enough, with the sunshine blazing in. it was free time, the only time in a day where all the kids could go do whatever they wanted to do. Freedom was such a glorious thing. There were many attractions on the camp, [...]
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Destroy the Egg
It was the first time I was going to a camp; the first camp I had ever been to. And I was there. The place was called Camp Buckner, and it was a strange little place northwest of Austin, TX. It had been a long five hour drive from Houston, but we had finally arrived. [...]
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The Grandest of Them All