Descriptive Essay: Grandfathers cabin

My favorite place is my grandfather’s log cabin in Leakey, Texas. It is not fancy or anything special but it is my home away from home. I helped built it when I was very young and I go there any chance I get. The 4th of July is the best time of the year down there. The cabin is located on Saddleback Mountain. The cabin looks grey and black because of all the weathering. The front porch is huge and you can see the mountains and trees for miles. We normally go out in the mornings and watch the sunrise. My grandmother makes coffee and you can smell it mixing with the fresh air while the birds sing. I always feel so peaceful when sitting out there. On the 4th we go swimming at Garner State Park early in the morning because it gets packed out really fast. The water comes from the Alto Frio so you can imagine how cold it is. When you look out all you see is colorful tubes all lined up next to each other and sometimes a football being passed back and forth between people who just met. We normally swim for a couple of hours and go back up to the cabin so we can pack up my grandpa’s truck. We put the grill and a red cooler in the back so we can cook out when we go see fireworks in Utopia. It is about a forty minute drive filled with excitement and country music. As we arrive there are about one thousand people and their trucks because all the small towns in the area come just to watch the show. The air is normally filled with loud country music, barbeque, and family’s fellowshipping with one another. As my family sits around a portable table we play chicken foot and eat hamburgers anxiously waiting for the popping to begin. When the sun starts setting the noise starts fading because people know the fireworks are about to start. Since all the towns help pitch in money they have about a good hour show prepared. The fireworks range variously from sparklers, roman candles and even the large ones that come out as colorful shapes such as hearts. My favorite is the