Flying High Few thousand feet into the air. Looking out at the ant sized houses. Then up close to a national monument, flying over Keystone, South Dakota gave me views I’d never had.I learned that flying is fun. And I want to get my pilot's license someday. First I was this place in South Dakota That had a helicopter, when I got there I wanted to scream out in excitement. I saw the sign that said Rushmore Helicopters, Inc and I know I was in for the time of my life. We stepped into the place and when you walk in you see a gift shop and the helicopters were outside A kind man said “I can help you.” We had to step onto a scale that read how much we weighed and if we could go on a helicopter ride. My family got wings to prove that we went on a helicopter …show more content…
We all replied “yes” The pilot said he had family there and then we took off First thing I saw was a tiny looking house that we zoomed passed it. Then we saw a huge hole in the ground and the pilot said that was where coal mines are. The pilot said that they are abandoned but once were used. Next we saw a line of trees that looked like some sort of an animal. For me it looked like a bear that was eating a fish. It was one of the coolest things I had seen on that amazing ride in the helicopter ride. It wasn’t very detailed, but if you looked at it closely you could tell it was a bear eating a fish. Then my mom took a picture of me, but I didn’t care at that time because I was in a helicopter. Then the best thing happened to me, I was stunned at the sight. I was close up at Mt. Rushmore. The could see all of the president George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt probably the four greatest presidents of all time. As you can see there is Mt. Rushmore the pilot said. I said “it was cool.” My mom said “it was
I've been four wheeling since I was about three. Id say its pretty fun when you're not busy crashing. My favorite thing about four wheeling is having the wind blow in my face, it makes me feel free in a way. When i'm with my family four wheeling nothing can stop us so you better watch out. My best experience while riding a four wheeler was when I was about nine my grandpa and my four year old sister were together on one four wheeler and I was on my own we were riding down the road when my grandpa said “ Aryona do you want to go down there?” i was a little scared at first, but he told me it would be okay, so i said “yes.” Once we got down there I was happy I decided to go because It was awesome! One of my favorite things about
As I opened my eyes, I saw a giant cruise ship in front of my eyes.It took two whole days but we finally reached Florida where we went Rock Gliding.It’s where you have to get past a giant,rocky maze.The winner gets to cans of ice cream.Though my sister won,we all shared the ice cream.Next stop,the Bahamas!!!In the bahamas we went parasailing up 700 ft above water level,it was so much fun.The boat driver even let us touch the smooth,light blue water with our feet.Finally, we ended with a relaxing dolphin swim on the soft,delicate beach of Jamaica.
...nt my time on a hospice unit in a hospital. As I sat in my grandmother’s room I could hear people moaning and I could see people lying in a drug induced coma. I thought to myself what kind of life is this.
Out of all the trips I have taken, Cancun was definitely the best. It was 2013 and I was in fifth grade. I had known about the trip for weeks and I was so amped up for the plane ride, for the hotel, and especially the ocean. I was in science and the teacher was getting mad because I was distracting all the kids by jittering all over the place. Finally I heard my name called over the intercom and I leaped for joy and ran out of the classroom. From school we drove to the Iowa Airport, got our tickets and loaded onto the plane. Our first plane took us to Chicago, Illinois where we boarded a plane , at the O’Hare International Airport, departing for Cancun,Mexico. The second plane was very lengthy, I tried to sleep but I didn’t actually fall asleep
I saw animals like lizards and snakes and even saw a hawk. I noticed some cool plants like cacti. After 4 hours of walking I saw brought life to me. It was the Needles, a main feature of the Canyonlands. These features of the park are what made it a national treasure. The beautiful and weird rock formations, the skyscraping canyons, and the intricate layout is what makes this a national park. I walked about another half an hour to the pointed rocks. They really did also looked needles. There were many tourists hiking along the path and a plaque talking about the history of the Canyonlands. There was also a ranger who had a set of my maps. I took a map and started reading up on the history of the
The mountains were tall (11,000 feet +) and covered with bright powdery snow. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. I was eager to set-up camp and prepare for our nine day hunt. But, Dad said that we had to drive around and check out all the good places, just to make sure that we were in the best area. This was partially understandable, but since I am a teenager I'm not supposed to understand anything! So, we spent another several hours driving. We went up and down through the mountains and then we saw it. The spot was beautiful; it was right on the edge of a vertical drop-off, over looking everything. It was like paradise, but colder!
The trip to Canada was about two days long by car. On the way there we stayed in a hotel overnight. When we got to the hotel we took our luggage to our rooms. We went down stairs and we found the swimming pool, we went swimming and then we went to bed. The next morning we got up and packed and we were bock on the road. It was kind of fun because we had to cross the border into Canada. We had to show them our passports and our birth certificates to get across. On the way to go to our cabin we saw a bear cross the road in front of us. Then when we got to the cabin we
Now that I am of age and gain a little bit of knowledge of aviation by taking this class I am completely positive that I want to become a pilot. I want to experience the thrill of flying around the world and also flying people there so they experience the same thing as me. I didn’t know much about aviation until this class and now I see I there is still a lot more to learn. I have just scratched the service. With hard work and dedication I believe this goal of mine will be obtain and conquered. Achieving this goal will complete my, “Intrinsic Motivations” of personal, making a difference in the world and satisfaction of doing a good job. Not only do I have my “Intrinsic Motivations” completed but also my “Extrinsic Motivations” of showing my
So yesterday we finally made it to Idaho we set up camp and went to sleep early cause tomorrow was going to be a long day… We woke up early in the morning we had breakfast consisting of nothing more than bread and rations we packed up and we were on our way for today. We all knew once we entered Idaho the Shoshoni Indians were going to be close, so Clark and I split up I went up the Lemhi Pass 4 or so miles in we had come across something amazing, the Missouri. After taking a break there for a couple or so minutes I climbed to the top of the Dividing Ridge. What I discovered was heart breaking I called the other guys up and showed them the ginormous mountain ranges ahead of us. Everyone there knew that now either myself and crew
A couple of years ago during one of those, on a whim after spending a few days in Arches National Park, my wife and I detoured to the snowy, icy south rim of the Grand Canyon. We journeyed toward it from the east side but got turned back at the National Parks’ gate; the road was snowed under from there on up. After retracing our steps, we traveled down to Flagstaff and spent the night, driving in my four by four truck up to the South Rim the next day. It was an eerie experience to stand on the edge of the South Rim and see only cloud; fog shrouded the canyon’s great gap, leaving us with visual doubts that anything was really there. Defeated, we hit the Visitor’s Center and gathered information so we could go back sometime in the spring or fall with weather more to our liking.
A wise man once said “where there is no vision, the people perish”. As chairman of the nation’s largest bank, Ben S. Bernanke guided the United States through the 2008 Economic crisis. The economy facing the worst collapse since the “Great Depression”, the newly appointed chairman had great shoes fill after the mark left by the former chairman Alan Greenspan. However, through the portrayal of leadership, he helped stabilize the country’s monetary policies and avoid a financial collapse. He became one of the most influential figure in American Economic Policies.
I have been blessed to have led a highly fulfilling career over the past 22 years. The Air Force’s standards of conduct and performance have helped me mature into an adult while creating lasting memories along the way. I have had the opportunity to make significant contributions to my country that offer a sense of pride and personal achievement. My current duties allow me to directly contribute to the Air Force and Joint arena on an almost daily basis. Joining the Air Force helped me to realize I had undertaken a task bigger than myself.
I was smacked in the face by a gust of hot, humid Texas air as I found my way off the bus. The once brisk morning was getting hotter by the second. My friend Kristi and I looked towards our left and there she was, the Norwegian Sea. The cruise liner that we would be on for the next week. It was the biggest ship I had ever seen up close. Ten stories high and nearly 1000 feet long. It had an intimidating presence that took one's breath away.
could just see the island on which I had been staying, a strip of land
The whole drive there I was just wondering what I was going to do and see over there. I mean I thought I thought I was excited about my plane ride there, but that wasn?t even half of what I was feeling at that time. Once I saw the roller coasters as we drove to Universal?s Island of Adventure my face just lit up like the sun.