Extreme Sports Works Cited Missing “Extreme sports have boomed since the early '90s” (Petrecca 16). It is hard to believe that such activities as sky diving, snowboarding, bungee jumping, and the up and coming razor scooter have been labeled as so-called “extreme sports”. What characteristics must a sport have to labeled extreme? Perhaps it is the lack of safety, or the inability to create specific rules for these sports. Maybe it is the fact that these sports are just recently becoming mainstream
grow and more and more people will come to love the outdoors through water sports. Works Cited Bryant, Charles W. "How Kayaking Works." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. "Canoeing and Kayaking - Health Benefits." Better Health Channel. SmartPLay, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2014. Whiting, Ken, Jock Bradley, and Paul Villecourt. Recreational Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide. Beachburg, Ont.: Heliconia, 2008. Print.
to be in the water for 10 minutes, and then I start to freeze. I invited my parents to go down to the beach with me. It was a surprisingly calm day. It was not too windy, and the water was calm and flat. I thought this would be a perfect day to go kayaking for a little while. I invited my parents to join me. At first, they were reluctant to join me on my adventure, but I was finally able to change their minds. To the left of our campground it appeared as if the land was coming to a point. We agreed
Water rushing, pushing, and pulling our raft down the river. The crystal clear liquid leaves nothing to the imagination as I eagerly peer over the edge of the boat, frantically searching the round stones for the mysterious Giant Salamander said to be native to these waters. I had recently watched a documentary show on these Giant Salamanders, and the researchers were overturning rocks and searching in crevices waist deep in these very waters. The Nantahala River, located near Bryson City North
Canoeing: A to Z We were practicing methods of paddling Ruth Elvedt discusses in her book, Canoeing: A to Z. We did the side stroke, which pulls the canoe sideways. We did the back stroke, which makes the canoe reverse course. We also did the classic forward stroke to go forward. We became quite proficient in the art of spinning the canoe around in circles from combining the methods Ms. Elvedt discusses in her book. The numerous people who were floating close by
beside me. The girls were sitting there reading their books or laying in the sun, and the guys had just sat down to rest from kayaking. I was relaxed so much to the point that I could fall asleep. “Hey Amber, you want to try kayaking?” Danny said. I thought about it for a minute. Kayaking always looked like so much fun to me. I’m always amazed how people can make things like kayaking seem effortless and easy. But, athletic is not a word I would use to describe me. At that moment, there were so many questions
to be in the water for 10 minutes, and then I start to freeze. I invited my parents to go down to the beach with me. It was a surprisingly calm day. It was not too windy, and the water was calm and flat. I thought this would be a perfect day to go kayaking for a little while. I invited my parents to join me. At first, they were reluctant to join me on my adventure, but I was finally able to change their minds. To the left of our campground way down the beach it appeared as if the land was coming to
had finished and it was our turn. Finally, after getting on the right road and down to the riverside, mom and I got into our kayaks and they pushed us off. Our paddles splashed into the water and minnows flitted away. It was a gorgeous day to go kayaking. Something I noticed while we paddled along was the many docks going out into the river some of them tall enough for me to go under them. I looked at my mom and she gave me the don’t-you-dare kind of look. That’s when I formed my plan, I was going
Duckies In Colorado It was a warm and windy day in Colorado to go river rafting in duckies. There I was standing nervously at the launching area to go into a river in a small, flimsy, and an inflatable kayak into a windy rough river with massive boulder right in front of me. Before we launched our instructor gave told us how to navigate and what to do if we fell out and lost our boat. She told us “If or when you fall out NEVER let your feet touch the bottom of the river because you will get swept
It was a warm and windy day in Colorado to go river rafting in duckies. My dad and my brother both convinced me to go on a duckie rafting trip with them. Standing there wondering to myself how could they have ever convinced me to do this. There I was standing nervously at the launching area to go into a river in a small, flimsy, and an inflatable kayak into a windy rough river. Before we launched our instructor gave told us how to navigate and what to do if we fell out and lost our boat. She told
It was spring break of 2012, and my family and I were spending the week at our vacation home in Leakey, Texas. As usual, one of the days we decided to go kayaking on the “Frio River” less than five minutes away from the house. We put comfortable clothing on and prepared the two kayaks and floating tubes in the back of the car, then we took off. When we arrived, one at a time, we carefully placed each bright orange kayak on the water. We brought our two dogs with us, so my miniature black Chihuahua
Rivers may cause floods, however, they also provide many benefits to society. One of the most notable is hydroelectric power, which often leads to a river being dammed. A dammed river creates a reliable location for adventure companies to establish whitewater rafting businesses that utilizes the flow of the river through rapids and scenic views to create a thrill for adventure seeking customers. A river or “stream, ribbons of water confined to channels, or troughs, cut into the land,” (Marshak, 2009)
As the three brothers were walking into the bus station they saw that it was full of people waiting to catch a ride. Eighteen-year-old Andrew, being the oldest, had the inflatable rubber raft on his back, while Ivan and Oscar, the sixteen-year-old twins, each had a backpack. Ivan’s backpack held their food and some beverages, while Oscar was carrying accessory equipment. Those accessories include items like the first aid kit, flashlight, patching kit for the raft, sunblock, waterproof matches, and
Life Is Better at the Lake When I was 8, my family took a trip to Alaska for two weeks to experience the breathtaking nature that Alaska has to offer--and I hated it! We went hiking through forests and by streams. My thoughts on this--boring! We went dog sledding on a glacier and 8 year old me thought: “It’s too cold!” We took a trip up a mountain to see moose, bears, and caribou, but again all I could think was “boring!” I didn’t want to see nature, I wanted to be on the cruise ship playing
Today I will tell you the story of how I found that tubing is one of my worst fears. I was tubing with my mom, dad and my god sister. The ride was really pretty but we were only four feet from the huge drop, we stopped. But I was holding onto a extra tube and the current took it away so I went after it. I totally didn’t realize that I was heading towards danger! When I realized that I was heading for the drop it was too late! I tried to paddle on my tube back but the current was pulling
Personal Narrative: White Water Rafting I remember a time in my life not too long ago when my family and I went white water rafting for the first time. We had been spending some of our summer vacation at a cabin in the Smokey Mountains, close to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The next day we would experience feelings of exhilarating excitement, with a sense of suspense and anticipation as we rafted down the Nantahala River. I recall in vivid detail the scenery around us as we embarked on our perilous
Imagine traveling in an eight seater SUV with your seven member family and all that luggage for twenty-five hours to the great state of Wyoming. The joy in that vehicle was through the roof, let me tell you. Everyone was all smiles and sunshine all the time! Not. These trips are always dreaded until we arrive at our destination and then once again when we have to leave and go home. My warm, fuzzy feelings for my family were not at an all-time high. On our first day in Cody, Wyoming, my parents decided
Ecuador was first inhabited in 10,000 BC. Travel thousands of years later and Ecuador is one of many popular tourist destinations. Ecuador’s name originated from the word equator because Ecuador straddles the equator. It is renowned for its cheap prices in housing, food, and etc. Ecuador has ten popular tourist attractions. What are they? The first famous tourist attraction is the Galapagos Islands. Volcanoes are on each of these islands. The Galapagos Islands are renowned for their unique ecosystem
whitewater kayaking, skiing, fishing). Few studies have explored place attachment within the context of small, everyday, neighborhood parks or temporary facilities/affordances (e.g. festivals). Paradoxically, approximately three-quarters of place attachment research
COPING STRATEGIES- In recent years, there has been a growing interest in studying how individuals cope with stress which affects their psychological well-being, social functioning and somatic health. Coping is basically described as the cognitive and behavioural efforts by an individual to manage specific external/ internal demands which are appraised as taxing or excedes his/her resources. Traditional conceptions of coping have equated it with mastery. Ego-psychology model, defines coping as realistic