Green pastures, rolling hills, mountains, a tree. I took this picture while visiting Gatlinburg, TN with my extended family. I absolutely love scenes like this one. I love the way this tree grows in what would be a perfect circle if there were no trunk and ground to stop it. I could see myself as a child here, playing and laughing, even though I had never been here before. These are the kinds of places, scenes, we are destroying for our ever needy lifestyles. I realize I have certain wants from this earth, but I have tried really hard to re-evaluate my position as of late. That is one of the many reasons I have persued my passion within the Geography masters program. I want to study the Earth, evaluate its pieces, and while I have but a small amount of knowledge at this time; I have found that we are tearing this Earth apart at a very rapid rate.
Rocks, trees, peaceful streams. This picture was taken on the same family trip and it is so peaceful to look at. This is becoming my passion. I knew I loved rocks, dirt, soil sampling, soil profiles, and well anything soil related! However, I had not realized how much river morphology facinated me until my first semester as a graduate student. I stumbled into the Library to do a project and found myself writing a Thesis Proposal and Annotated Bibliography that revolved around Rivers at the end of the semester. I am not sure what I will be able to contribute to the Geographic community based on my choice of study, but hopefully it will be worth my while. This particular photo of this river reveals change and stability working hand in hand. While the rushing waters move sediment, particles and aquatic life, the boulders are steadfast in their positions where they too were once carried to where they now lay.
This is a continuation of the previous river photo, and we begin to see that not only have boulders changed the wanting straight path of this river section, but fallen trees have added to the change. I look at these and feel a kind of peace. I can only hope that my children will be able to enjoy places like this when they are my age. If we begin to transform our lives now, we can begin to preserve areas like this one for future generations to look at, enjoy, and be amazed by.
Green pastures, rolling hills, mountains, a tree. I took this picture while visiting Gatlinburg, TN with my extended family. I absolutely love scenes like this one. I love the way this tree grows in what would be a perfect circle if there were no trunk and ground to stop it. I could see myself as a child here, playing and laughing, even though I had never been here before. These are the kinds of places, scenes, we are destroying for our ever needy lifestyles. I realize I have certain wants from this earth, but I have tried really hard to re-evaluate my position as of late. That is one of the many reasons I have persued my passion within the Geography masters program. I want to study the Earth, evaluate its pieces, and while I have but a small amount of knowledge at this time; I have found that we are tearing this Earth apart at a very rapid rate.
This is a continuation of the previous river photo, and we begin to see that not only have boulders changed the wanting straight path of this river section, but fallen trees have added to the change. I look at these and feel a kind of peace. I can only hope that my children will be able to enjoy places like this when they are my age. If we begin to transform our lives now, we can begin to preserve areas like this one for future generations to look at, enjoy, and be amazed by.
