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Koko at the Canyon Wed 01 Jun 2011, 11:15 am
hoodedwarbler12
Posts : 1239Join date : 2010-06-25
@webkinz Here's my story:
A ray of golden sunlight shone through the back window of Koko's RV. Koko and her family were on the way to the Grand Canyon. After they had passed the last city, the air had lost its smog and haze. It felt clear and fresh with the windows down, the perfect temperature.
"We're almost there!" exclaimed Koko's mom. "One more mile!"
In a minute the park gates were visible. The Koala family drove into the park. Through a clearing in the spiny pine trees, the family caught their first glimpse of the Grand Canyon. It was absolutely breathtaking. The horizon was almost perfectly flat, but the middle of the canyon was filled with uneven spires and towers of red-brown rock.
It was early in the morning, so no other visitors were at the overlook. The Koala family got out of the RV and walked to the edge. Seeing the canyon open, not through the lens of a camera or a car window, Koko felt dizzy. I need to climb a tree, she thought. It always clears my head to climb a tree.
A good pine tree stood a few feet back from the edge of the overlook. While her family stared out across the canyon, Koko climbed the bumpy trunk. A sharp pine needle pierced her in the nose. "Ouch!" she said as she climbed out onto a branch.
Koko's parents turned to look, and to their horror, Koko was directly above the edge of the canyon. "Koko!" her dad shouted. "Get down from there! What do you think you're doing? Didn't you see the sign?"
Koko looked down. A sign at the base of the tree clearly said "NO CLIMBING." How could I not have seen that? thought Koko to herself. Ashamed and shaking, Koko climbed down carefully to the ground. At least I'm not dizzy anymore, she though sarcastically.
Koko's parents were shaking as well. "We're going to have a long talk on the trip home," said her dad. "Right now I'm just thankful you're alive."
"Want a eucalyptus pastry?" asked Koko's mom. "We have a whole bag."
"Yes, please," answered Koko.
It was a great trip, besides the incidence with the tree.
A ray of golden sunlight shone through the back window of Koko's RV. Koko and her family were on the way to the Grand Canyon. After they had passed the last city, the air had lost its smog and haze. It felt clear and fresh with the windows down, the perfect temperature.
"We're almost there!" exclaimed Koko's mom. "One more mile!"
In a minute the park gates were visible. The Koala family drove into the park. Through a clearing in the spiny pine trees, the family caught their first glimpse of the Grand Canyon. It was absolutely breathtaking. The horizon was almost perfectly flat, but the middle of the canyon was filled with uneven spires and towers of red-brown rock.
It was early in the morning, so no other visitors were at the overlook. The Koala family got out of the RV and walked to the edge. Seeing the canyon open, not through the lens of a camera or a car window, Koko felt dizzy. I need to climb a tree, she thought. It always clears my head to climb a tree.
A good pine tree stood a few feet back from the edge of the overlook. While her family stared out across the canyon, Koko climbed the bumpy trunk. A sharp pine needle pierced her in the nose. "Ouch!" she said as she climbed out onto a branch.
Koko's parents turned to look, and to their horror, Koko was directly above the edge of the canyon. "Koko!" her dad shouted. "Get down from there! What do you think you're doing? Didn't you see the sign?"
Koko looked down. A sign at the base of the tree clearly said "NO CLIMBING." How could I not have seen that? thought Koko to herself. Ashamed and shaking, Koko climbed down carefully to the ground. At least I'm not dizzy anymore, she though sarcastically.
Koko's parents were shaking as well. "We're going to have a long talk on the trip home," said her dad. "Right now I'm just thankful you're alive."
"Want a eucalyptus pastry?" asked Koko's mom. "We have a whole bag."
"Yes, please," answered Koko.
It was a great trip, besides the incidence with the tree.
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