Part one of term paper
The times of my life which stick out most positively in my mind are the memories I’ve collected during my trips to the North Carolina Blue Ridge mountains. Each year my family and I visit Beech Mountain, North Carolina, to relax and get away from our daily city-life routines. While vacationing we enjoy rafting, hiking, and hot cocoa in t ...

Part two of term paper
... is my favorite pastime while in the mountains. Nature is such an escape for me. Breathing in the fresh crisp air and feeling it rush through my system leaves me with a sensation as clean and pure as the air. Taking in the majestic sights the mountains have to offer gives me such a refreshed feeling—sometimes city life can leave one with a cold emptiness. Hiking through unmarked paths makes me curious to explore the new territory. I often think of Robert Frost’s “The Road Less Trave ...