"National Beauty"

“Sequoia Research.” National Park Service.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/sequoia-research.htm">www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/sequoia-research.htm</a>. Accessed 17 January 2023.&nbsp;Published 9 October 2019. Stout Grove, Redwood National Park. <a href="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/q_lossless+w_1640+h_1094+to_auto+ret_img/https://morethanjustparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC00654.jpg">https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/q_lossless+w_1640+h_1094+to_auto+ret</a> <a href="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/q_lossless+w_1640+h_1094+to_auto+ret_img/https://morethanjustparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC00654.jpg">_img/https://morethanjustparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC00654.jpg</a> Accessed January 2023. Yogerst, Joe. "Everything you need to know about Redwood National and State Parks.”&nbsp; National Geographic, <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/article/redwood-national-park">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/article/redwood-national-park</a>&nbsp;Published 19 October 2019.

With a step into untouched land, experiences will fall into your hand. Stargazing and hiking, camping with rock climbing. From the Island in the Sky, to the rivers nearby, the air is so fresh you might start to fly. Countless canyons and arches at every turn. The sight of the stars is something you'll yearn.&nbsp; Within the Needles and the Maze, grasslands survive for animals to graze. Messas and arches here and there. There is lots of space in this atmosphere. Feel your mind expand, with a step into untouched land.

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Thick, far reaching, immense&nbsp; Roots digging deep, bark breaking They call it “red” wood.

Rain beats down upon my leaves Pitter, patter, until each drop shatters 	A stream of life gathers in my weave&nbsp; Making it hard not to reprieve&nbsp; All until the sky becomes dry&nbsp; No more pitter, patter until I &nbsp;begin to cry Revive the water to drop a little longer My branches spare just enough to share Down below, where my roots grow low The quivering returns from heights far beyond the clouds As long as I am able&nbsp; I will do all I can to keep this earth stable.

An abundance of land and plants, always beautiful sights at first glance. Even though this place is a desert, life springs from every piece of dirt. Flowers sprout up everywhere, nature is always treated with care. Growth forever roaming free, providing homes for a happy bee. Needles needing nothing but fresh air, never experience moments of despair. Many animals do their happy dance, in an abundance of land and plants.

R ain quits at the end of the day. A ll the sky is a shade of gray. I gnoring the clouds’ tears, N ew light with life appears. B ut appreciate this special time as O nly once in a while, W ill the rainbow show its smile.

in the bitter cold, there is a flame an ember in the ashes in the piercing silence, there is a whisper a gentle brush on your cheek&nbsp; the sun falls asleep&nbsp; the world grows dark&nbsp; the birds call out&nbsp; the insects hum the reeds dance with the gentle breeze&nbsp; the earth sings a lullaby the flame rests atop a cliff&nbsp; frosting its tip&nbsp; gleaming red and orange for a few minutes a day the clouds hold the flame in a warm embrace&nbsp; begging the beauty to stay&nbsp; but beauty is fleeting, like the flame&nbsp; the sun is now asleep&nbsp; the world fully hidden&nbsp;&nbsp; the birds in their nests&nbsp; the insects are quiet&nbsp; the breeze takes a rest&nbsp; the singing has stopped&nbsp; you look up and notice&nbsp; the flame is gone.

Part III: Canyonlands

1 Part I: Redwood 2 red wood - Chloe O'Loughlin 3 rain wood - Chloe O'Loughlin 4 warm wood - Chloe O'Loughlin 5 Part II: Yosemite 6 sequoia - Lili Bazargan 7 waterfall - Lili Bazargan 8 flame - Lili Bazargan 9 Part III: Canyonlands 10 foliage - Delaney Mangan 11 rainbow - Delaney Mangan 12 true peace - Delaney Mangan 13 Works Cited 14 Works Cited (cont.)

Lili Bazargan, Delaney Mangan, Chloe O'Loughlin

sequoia stands tall having been through it all during the winter, snow wraps her like a blanket during the spring, birds nest on her branches during the summer, her roots are dry and parched and during the fall, her leaves depart&nbsp; for 3,000 years, her heart has been beating&nbsp; at 300 feet, she’s watched life go by&nbsp; to her, our days are fleeting&nbsp; she takes the hits of mother nature and keeps breathing last winter, her brother passed away&nbsp; his jagged corpse stares at her every day and when the flames roll in every other year&nbsp; she keeps up her armor and braves them without fear&nbsp; sequoia holds onto history&nbsp; every year of her life etched in memory&nbsp; and even when the day of her death arrives the rings of her past will tell stories of past lives

w a t e r f a l l

at 1,900 feet, you feel invincible&nbsp; standing at the precipice below you, endless falling water&nbsp; yet, you feel humbled deafening roar in your ears&nbsp; the world screaming in your face&nbsp; hitting you with tears telling you to change your ways&nbsp; if you don’t, it might just run dry&nbsp; empty, the world will die&nbsp;