The Woods Behind My Cabin

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The wilderness is possibly one of the most exquisite portrayals of life on the planet. It captivates the soul and if you really examine it and let the chirps of the birds and the rushing water of the river take you away, you become one with the forest. If you spend enough time in it your senses become almost enlightened as you hear ever stick crack and smell the wet ground covered with pine needles. The life of the forest starts to connects with you as you go deeper. If you stop and sit down all of your worries and thoughts start to go away and you start to receive what the forest has to offer. You start to find yourself and become more entwined with mother nature then you ever thought possible. This description is of my home, the place I grew up in as a child. I lived in the forest on mount hood until I was 5 years old when we moved into the city. We still kept our cabin and lived there half time and go there as much as possible. My personal favorite time to go to the cabin is in the dead of winter. This is mostly because I love the snow. Skiing is one of my favorite things to up there tied with hiking in the wilderness. The forest I grew up in and know the best is the forest behind my cabin surrounded by natural boundaries which are the Salmon River and a beautiful ridge covered with rhododendron bushes with wonderful giant pink flowers. This little section of the forest held so much even though its only about two square miles.

Ever since I was born I loved going going on walks with my mom and picking huckleberries. We usually would pick around 10 cups a year which is a lot for how many there are in the forest. We would make everything imaginable out of that delicious berry. Pies, pancakes, jam, syrup, you name it. Once a yea...

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...lk twenty feet in that forest. As soon as you step outside your nostrils are immediately filled with the crisp scent of pine and life. Its such a vivid smell you can almost taste it. When you start walking towards the stream you can hear the rushing water almost in harmony with the birds chirping all around you. You can feel the sun warm your skin as you walk in and out of the shadows. The air is chilly and crisp but when you walk in a sunny spot you find yourself to be in the perfect temperature. With every step small sticks crackle at your feet and you can feel the soft, moist, pine needle covered forest floor squish beneath your foot. When you stop walking and close your eyes the only thing on your mind is nature. All of your stress and fears fall away like nothing. You reach your inner peace and you feel truly happy. Thats what the forest brings you, happiness.

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