On the hills of Muir Woods, where we drove through many snaky roads at 15 mph, we could see the beautiful blue ocean from the distance below us. Windows opened, there was a cooling breeze yawning and a faint sound of the waves crashing. The gray, white, and loud birds were soaring through the blue sky when we got out of the car. Moss green grass, brown trunked trees, and rocky concrete surrounded us-the sand and concrete met with each other-leading us to the sandy beach we longed for. Families bonding, friends laughing. Many people were smiling and enjoying their stay at the beach. My feet were warm from the smooth sand; it wasn’t bumpy or a sore to my feet. Lifeguards were not on duty. Freedom. There were no worries of whether or not I would get in trouble for going too far or doing something “dangerous”. There it was-the beautiful blue ocean I saw in the car from a distance. This ocean had a gradual color effect, from a very light cyan blue color to a deep, dark blue, but …show more content…
To the far left were these immense, pebble gray rocks. It had various shapes, textures, and sizes. Some of these rocks, had a gray-blue tint and others were an ash brown color. Jellyfish, starfish, and clams attached to the grain-like rocks because it was what they considered home. It was frightening at first because of all these sea animals attached to the rocks, but I finally had the courage to get on top of these rocks and see what was waiting for me. As I got through the clams and starfish, the rocks were difficult to climb because it was slippery at first. They were very coarse and bumpy. Luckily for me, I decided to wear flip-flops that would protect my feet from aching. People below me were farther from the clouds while I was closer. I wasn’t on the very top rock, but I climbed enough to see a different point of view of the ocean. I stood tall on the rocks; I was on the top of the
The fog over the lake was enough to make any skilled sailor turn around, but Heather and Jane moved further away from the marina with every stroke of the oar. There was a slight breeze in the early morning air. "It sure is a nice day for relaxation," Jane chirped. Heather 's head nodded I agreement. They were several hundred yards away from shore, out in the calm water.
Cousin always enjoyed his dreams, thought of them as movies in which he starred. The best part was their length and how vivid everything was. It seemed as if he had but one dream each night, and that lasted until he woke. The details of the dreams often remained with him throughout the day, and he would reflect on their possible meaning and significance. This dream seemed no more peculiar than any other did at first.
Each day I notice a little more greenery on the banks. Birds sang in the trees and rabbits hopped along the ridge. Caroob followed his normal routine—keeping watch from the sky above, occasionally swooping down to bring me mushrooms, berries, or pears. By daylight, daylight I trekked mile after mile. In the evenings, I settled down on the banks and stared at the stars until I fell asleep.
Not a moment later, the sound of rocks scraping against one another and what I thought was digging began and it kept getting closer. Light. That was what I was cascaded in next. As my eyes adjusted I could make out the silhouettes of two female figures,
A deep silence always surrounded the mountains; even the wind seemed to carry it, spreading it through every valley and cave. We stopped walking at daybreak every day, today when I looked up to see the group stopped I fell onto my backpack and looked around with my elbows in the snow. The sun rose below me seeming to rest on the top of the mountains. Gone was the familiar terrain, the herds of wild yak and horses keeping us company, and the rolling green of the hills. Today the sun was not rising above me.
The sounds were amplified, the seals barks echoing through the crisp, morning air and the waves zealously slamming against the rocks. The great magnitude of water sweeping up, and slamming against the algae hooded earth. I felt water droplets
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Time seemed to have stood still from all the way up there. The wobbling platform on which I was standing couldn’t have been more than a foot in diameter. Looking down, the blurred images of my peers were all that I could see. I should have been frightened out of my mind, but strangely I wasn’t. I had conquered the 25-foot climb up the telephone pole, and although I was wearing a harness, the feeling was nothing less than exhilarating.
The sun was scorching out heat as it was warming up the city. On the other side the ocean was all admirable dark blue. Waves were shattering surfers. But there was something special in the ocean.
The ocean can be heard from the side of the dock, the blue water lapping on the side of the boat. I look out on the horizon, amazed by the simplicity yet inspiring beauty of the ocean that runs for miles and miles. Behind me is the land that will become my new home. The dark wood of the boat against the water makes me remember the long journey that we have traveled. I turn around and face the land that will become a new start for us all; the place where we can be free and set out to do what we came here for.
I walked up and sat down near the shore of the lake. There was a part where they had put beach sand leading into the lake. I knew there would be this area so I brought a towel with me so I could lay on it. I laid on the towel and took in the environment around me.
I then jump in the freezing cold water, allowing my body to float wherever the water takes me. All of a sudden, a great buildup of water knocked me down to the bottom and washed me out to the shore. Exhausted, I stood up and return to my peaceful spot on the beautiful sandy beach. I hear all people chatting and smelling the barbeque people are cooking. I smell the burnt wood from the bon fire.
The ocean looked like an enormous pool of wonder. It was exceptionally blue that day with a slight green undertone. The surface looked as though it was covered with millions of diamonds crashing with the waves and kissing the sand. I remember the sand in between my feet, like standing on a coarse cloud that I could just seep into. The water teasing my toes and running back into hiding.
An hour and a half had passed, and now the boat was swaying harder and harder from side to side. The black thunderous black clouds that had originally been seen on the horizon to the west had finally made its presence to the boat. The eyes on everyone started looking like they were in a drunk daze, because of the momentus rock. It only took a few minutes from the nice wave-pool type waves to transfer into what was now fifteen-foot waves and a downpour of large heavy stinging raindrops. Turmoil and regret as to why the captain had let us out entered my mind, even though I had
I'm moving gently forward, over the wild and beautiful, unexplored world below me. I'm floating in silence, and breaking it up with the sound of my breath. Above me, there’s nothing but shimmery light, the place where I've come from, and will go back to when I am done here. I'm going deeper past the wrinkled rocks and dark seaweed, toward a deep blueness where a school of silver fish wait. As I swim through the water, bubbles burst from me, wobbling like little jellyfish as they rise.