Sunrise Mountain Research Paper
Sunrise Mountain
In all my travels, never would I have thought that a hike up Sunrise Mountain would turn out to be so rewarding, but for me, it was the place where I taught my sons to love and respect exercise, prepared our bodies for the everyday physical journey through life, and found solitude in my thoughts.
My family was first turned on to hiking, when my sons attend the Glendale Christian Church Youth Group. The youth pastor built his teachings around an activity based program, which in turn changed my eldest son from being an introvert, to a willingly participate in the church’s youth ministry. One of the activities included hiking into the Grand Canyon for a week, which entailed hiking at least once every weekend in preparation for the strenuous endeavor. Our first hiking trip took place at Squaw Peak one Sunday afternoon, with several parents and numerous teenagers and a few younger siblings. We unknowingly hiked in our tennis shoes, with only one water bottle for each of us. Needless …show more content…
He was in the first group of five boys to hike out of the canyon. After a short rest, he went back down into the canyon to carry out a fellow camper who was not able to climb out on her own. To this day, Matthew, my eldest son is an avid body builder who goes off on weekend hikes with his friends. My youngest son, Branden has a love of sports, which has included football, track and competitive swimming. He often goes hiking with friends and has spent an over-night hiking trip at Sycamore Creek, in the rain. Now Branden is preparing to join the Marine Reserves. He is building up his body for this next journey, which includes running, weightlifting and all sorts of floor exercises. He has a goal to be the top in his class, which means becoming the best at each physical endurance
In all my travels, never would I have thought that a hike up Sunrise Mountain would turn out to be so rewarding, but for me, it was the place where I taught my sons to love and respect exercise, prepared our bodies for the everyday physical journey through life, and found solitude in my thoughts.
My family was first turned on to hiking, when my sons attend the Glendale Christian Church Youth Group. The youth pastor built his teachings around an activity based program, which in turn changed my eldest son from being an introvert, to a willingly participate in the church’s youth ministry. One of the activities included hiking into the Grand Canyon for a week, which entailed hiking at least once every weekend in preparation for the strenuous endeavor. Our first hiking trip took place at Squaw Peak one Sunday afternoon, with several parents and numerous teenagers and a few younger siblings. We unknowingly hiked in our tennis shoes, with only one water bottle for each of us. Needless …show more content…
He was in the first group of five boys to hike out of the canyon. After a short rest, he went back down into the canyon to carry out a fellow camper who was not able to climb out on her own. To this day, Matthew, my eldest son is an avid body builder who goes off on weekend hikes with his friends. My youngest son, Branden has a love of sports, which has included football, track and competitive swimming. He often goes hiking with friends and has spent an over-night hiking trip at Sycamore Creek, in the rain. Now Branden is preparing to join the Marine Reserves. He is building up his body for this next journey, which includes running, weightlifting and all sorts of floor exercises. He has a goal to be the top in his class, which means becoming the best at each physical endurance