Descriptive Essay On Vermont

Driving down the Franconia Notch Parkway, the mountain walls rise up around me and consume me. On one side, the guardrail separates me from the cars speeding past in the opposite direction. On the other side, nothing is separating me from the slopes. My eyes slowly follow the smooth curvature of the faces of the mountains. Wind, rain, snow, and ice have shaped the rock in such a way that the rock looks like silk sheets. As my eyes take in more, they come across the sharp jagged edges and ridges where rocks have recently fallen and taken parts of the mountain as their casualties. The sun peeks from behind the summit and causes the great mountains to cast shadows on their smaller counterparts. Crimson, goldenrod, bronze, and saffron leaves dance across the air as the cool gusts of wind blow them along. Soon the trees will become bare and blend with the barren slopes above the treeline, but for now the contrast between the two is unmistakably noticeable.

History-Section One Massachusetts has a very interesting history. Massachusetts was made a state on February 6,1788 and was the sixth state and it was one of the 13 colonies. Massachusett  was originally the Province of Massachusetts Bay. It was named after an Algonquian tribe the Massachusett.    

I look up from my phone after the clock turns from 11:59 pm to 12:00 am and gaze upon Honey Pot Lake as it mirrors the pink and gold clouds illuminated by the setting sun’s rays as they bend over earth's curvature. I take in the beauty of the sunset and await the soon to come sunrise. As i, for the last time, experience the beauty of the pristine nature that bethel alaska has to offer, turn my head towards my adjacent friend and proclaim in a gloomy yet glad tone, “I never want to leave this place.” My experiences in bethel alaska from my two school immersion trips truly formed who I am today.

Telluride is a small town located in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. While in Telluride you can walk the streets of this tiny town, you can eat at the many restaurants or shop at the many shops that populate the streets. In summer you can see the vibrant colors of the greenery. You can hear the roar of a waterfall and you can fell the cold water from that waterfall softly pelting your skin. In the night, eating dinner on a restaurant atop a mountain, you can see this little town nestled between on a flat place between mountains, and you can see how tiny it looks compared to its scenery. Then in the winter you can watch as the entire landscape turns white as cold snow blankets it. You can look upon one of the frozen waterfalls, you can see the skiers

Mississippi is a state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital with a population of around 200,000 people. The state overall has a population of around 3 million people. Mississippi is ranked low among the states in such measures as health, educational attainment, and median household income. Mississippi has been majority white, albeit with the highest percentage of black residents of any U.S. state. From the early 19th century to that period, it was majority black, a population composed largely of African-American slaves before the American Civil War. 40% of Mississippians were African-Americans, the highest percentage of African Americans in a U.S. state. Mississippi has been ranked the most religious state in

The Vermont region was explored and claimed for France in 1600’s, and the first French settlement was established at Fort State Anne in 1600’s. The first English settlers moved into the area in the 1700’s and built Fort Dummer on the site of present day. Vermont state animal is a Morgan Horse It was discovered by Justin Morgan that is how it got the name Morgan horse after a famous teacher it died from a kick that was untreated in 1821. Vermont became the 14 state of the American flag it was discovered by Native Americans in 1791. In the late 1800’s many European immigrants came to work in Vermont’s marble and granite quarries. The state mineral is talc. The state is the gross garnet it is called that because of its color.

Even though I was born in London, grew up in New York and live in a large cosmopolitan city with year-round beach access, I do miss the mountains. My exposure to the works of John McPhee, Edward Abby and Wallace Stegner, compelled me to move beyond the 100th meridian, which is where I intend to remain for the indefinite future. I feel as though my better self inhabits the wide-open spaces of the American West from slick-rock canyons to glaciers. The terrain often beacons, which is one of the reasons why I’m contacting

During the 1600s when England began colonizing in the New World, different colonies had their own concept of freedom backed by their beliefs and/ or motives for settling in America. Massachusetts and Virginia were settled for very different reasons therefore life in their settlements differed greatly. The political, economic, social and of course physical aspects of the colonies were not at all the same, yet they both resulted in their colonies prospering and successfully settling the land. The settlers of each colony had searched for a place to express two contrasting beliefs of what freedom meant to them. Massachusetts and Virginia are two prime examples of how freedom can mean something

In conclusion, I hope you agree that Nevada has a lot to offer. From their history, geography, climate, agriculture, industry, and natural resource, Nevada is a marvelous state to be in and to learn about, and I hope that you

On the eve of their encounter with Europeans, the Indians of Central and South America were prosperous and created complex societies. While being worlds apart both the Central and South American Indians and the Tribes of the Mississippi Valley had similar concepts while having a variety of differences. Both the Central and South American Indian and the Tribes of the Mississippi Valley had religion, economy and art although different from one another they share some of the same basic fundamental ideas.

It is hard to believe that just 4 short years ago, it was unclear whether West Virginia was predominately Democrat or Republican state. In the 2012 elections, electors in West Virginia voted split ticket (voting one party for president and the other for senate) more than any other state in the Union (Vavreck). In that year, the state voted 62.3 percent for Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, but also voted 60.6 percent for Joe Manchin, the Democrat presidential candidate (West Virginia Secretary of State). Also, one of three of West Virginia’s members of the House of Representatives was a Democrat, the Governor was a Democrat, and most of the constitutional officials were Democrat. Both the state House of Delegates and

On one beautiful, sunny day this past summer I was swimming with some friends on the Mad River in Vermont. It was a bluebird day and towering green mountains stretched for as far as the eye could see. I had been swimming and swinging off the rope swing for about an hour when is noticed my dog, Mahi was looking dejected in the shade. I then decided to take her for a walk. I ran up to my car fast like a cheetah and grabbed my fishing rod and Mahi’s leash.

The Cumberland Plateau, a great jut of rock that stands at the foot of the Appalachian mountain range, tops out at 3,000 feet. The homes that rest along its knobby, heavily forested spine are sparse and rural. I stood on the open porch of my dad’s back yard, letting the ice wind cocoon me and soak into my bones. I love the winter in Tennessee. The air is clean and crisp in a way that it could never be in the warm, salty environment of my south Alabama home. My daughter, four years old and thickly wrapped in her own cocoon of winter coat, long-sleeve shirts and thermals, is holding my leg as if the wind will snatch her from me and carry her north and north to a place where the winds never cease. Alivia has always been uneasy on windy days. Her

New Hampshire draws in tourists from all over the country who are looking to enjoy the quiet and pristine environment that this state has to offer. For every season, New Hampshire’s unique climate gives tourists with a vast array of interests the opportunity to enjoy outdoor recreation in a unique way only New Hampshire can provide. From skiing to fishing, the amount of fun that can be had in the outdoors of New Hampshire are endless. These factors are what make tourism New Hampshire’s second largest industry. Yet, climate change (or global warming as it is most commonly known) is changing New Hampshire’s landscape forever. Growing seasons are on average are

When the sun slowly peeps over the range of mountains, birds shake the morning dew off their feathers and give a cheerful song that would lift even the most sorrowful of spirits. A light fog wraps around the mountain range, reaching to touch every bit of life thriving there. The slight chill in the air is enough to give a gentle shiver, but not enough for the need of a jacket. A breeze tickles the trees, making their leaves shake and sway with laughter. Sunlight seeps in past the thick canopy of branches with hopes of being able to reach the damp mountain earth. The mountains are the best place to live to be relaxed, see the most beauty, and never get bored.