Personal Narrative: My Trip To Yosemite

Yosemite

My first trip to Yosemite was a time where I learned about adaptation. I had applied for an internship up at Evergreen lodge which is just outside of Yosemite. They bring the candidates up to see if you are okay in the environment. When we arrived near Yosemite the area was full of wonderful lush green pine trees immediately next to it was scorched earth. In the valley I found out that the area had adapted to fires and would grow back.
We began to go up the hill that leads to the entrance of the mountain side and it was just burned everywhere. The trees that still stood were damaged beyond healing and the trees on the ground were all burned into almost unrecognizable ash. As we entered the park the rocks had burn marks on them and

the vegetation that would normally be on the hills you drive by was gone replaced by ash and dirt with the only the sound of cars.
Approaching the main valley it came alive again with lush vegetation, running streams, and animals running everywhere. Unlike the top we saw bears, squirrels, deer, and birds all feeding and drinking. The valley was full of the sound of life from the animals to insects and running water.
Will visiting the main center for Yosemite I read about how the environment had adapted to the many fires that happen. The sequoias and pine trees use the fire to spread their seeds, and the ash from the devastation gives the soil a great quality. Some insects use fires as a mating area will birds, and wolves will use this time to hunt the animals that are hurt. The animals caught in the fire give back more nutrients to the soil. Along with all that the fire will remove any sick trees and animals allowing a safer environment for the every other plant, animal and tree.
As we left Yosemite Valley through the opposite exit which was even closer to the middle of the fire than the way we had come in I saw a couple of smaller flowers growing. The trip was awesome and I learn how even through destruction adaptation allows a future through the use of damaged land.