Park Descriptive Writing

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The crisp, spring air envelops me in a blanket of earthy scents that is welcomed in my nostrils. The spongy ground gives way to my lightweight, dull orange and brown hiking boots as I embark on my venture. I push through the masses of tangled underbrush whose thorny branches that reach out to grab me as I pass through and it seems like it is dusk because there is very little light penetrating the gnarled barricade of the dark green thicket. When I reach the other side, my eyes readjust to the golden light that seems to be tinted lime green through the canopy of leaves overhead. This scene is much different than the thicket in every aspect. The knotted brush has been replaced by the towering, silent giants that outstretch their dark brown arms to cover the valley clearing, and the feeling of claustrophobia has been overshadowed by an overwhelming feeling of tranquility. …show more content…

The bottom is filled with groves of rhododendrons with large, dark green leaves and bright pink flowers that seem to cover all of the bushes. But a little farther up the leaf-litter covered hill is why I am here: a remarkable monument, a sizeable boulder juts out from its earthen base. I trek up the gentle slope, the brown, dead leaves crunching under my feet, to reach the flat top of the boulder. As I walk to the edge, I trudge through the puddles of brown, stagnant water that have accumulated in the dimples of the smooth, light grey surface. I look out over the forest floor below me as I dangle my feet over the immense rock face. It is breathtaking. From here I can see the sprawling landscape of the thickly forested valley. I see the clear brook that babbles through the barren path it has eroded and sparkles in the sunlight, the stones lying within are rounded and

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