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Memoirs Of A Mountain High - Paper

Memoirs Of A Mountain High

It was the summer of 94 when I took a Wilderness Leadership Semester
from the Colorado Outward Bound School . Needless to say that it was the
most emotional, challenging, and rewarding experience that I have had in
all of my 19 ears of existence. One week spent running the Upper Green
River in westernColorado and northern Utah. Through The Gates of the
Ladour Canyon and Dinosaur National Monument, we floated to end where the
Green meets the Colorado River just beyond Echo Canyon. The high desert
canyons echoed with rapids ovarious classes; Hells Half Mile and Disaster
Falls were the most memorable. Upon completion we headed to climbing camp
in Wyoming at a place called Vedauwoo ...

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back knowing that we were not to
see civilization for at least a month. There were 8 men and women in my
group from all over the country. Each one had a unique personality not
knowing that we would all become closer to each other than family, possibly
being dependent during life threatening situations which we experienced on
many occasions. This in itself could be another long story. By the end of
this section we were required to do what they call a solo. In addition to
rest up for the 15 mile marathon and finals, (a week of travel) this was
also used for reflecting on our experiences. The solo was for three days.
During these three days we were all to be separated about a quarter to half
mile apart, alone. All of our flashlights, candles, and watches were taken
away along with any books which were left at base camp. All we were allowed
to take was our clothes, a tarp(not a tent) which wasn't but 5ft by 2ft, a
water bottle, a pencil, paper, and our iodine to purify the water.I ...

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Added: 7/20/2006 06:45:56 AM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 812
Pages: 3

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