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Devil’s Postpile The Devil’s Postpile, covering 798 acres, monument that is, in fact, is very beautiful and very important to me. The Devil’s Postpile is a monument in Southern California, a mountain that has waterfalls, rocky terrain, and natural artitecture. A 100,000 year old monument that has more meaning to me as a whole than what meets the eye. To me, all in all, it represents life, full of surprises but, beautiful if you look at it from a certain point of view. One would have to be daring to climb Devil’s Postpile with all the rocks and uneven ground, in life you would have to be daring to try new things. You would have to be a risk taker, for how many breathing issues there are when you climb it but, in life isn’t it all about taking the risks and risky roads. To reach the top of the mountain, you might have to get a few bruises and take a few mind breaks but, in life that’s expected as well. Wouldn’t there be setbacks like water breaks and wouldn’t a second be needed to take in the view, the whole view, just like in life. In the end though, you get to see something beautiful that has a story with the journey along the way. If you think about it, isn’t life …show more content…

As people isn’t that what we do, as good people, to look past people’s names, and outside to find the beautiful inside? We have to look past the name of Devil’s Postpile and take the journey to the “center” of it to find the beauty within. Every person has their own idea of beauty but, I think Devil’s Postpile about sums it up for me because it’s just like life. With the unexpected turns, the bumps and uneven road to follow, the dark look on the outside but, the beautiful waterfalls on the “inside”, and of course the effort it takes to make the

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