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chelsea howe

This book made me so excited for our trip to mt. rainier.I  am with much delight that we read this book as a foregoing of our adventure.  i  think now I am more prepared and clued in as to what to expect.  Winter seems rough in the mountains of washington.  Well, we arent going in the winter so its ok but i am impressed by floyd and ruth's ruggedness in the cold and tiring conditions.  I like how when floyd wrote he included ruth alot.  it made it a little more sentimental without making it a cheesy love story.  By including things like how ruth was also feeling or what she was doing or just their interactions and the way they communicated, the book became more inspiring for me to read.  if it was just about floyd and his adventures, the book may have seemed to be more just about him, which might make it harder to read.  The way he wrote it, with ruth and other people in mind, the story seemed to have more meaning. to me, this brought out the idea that we can all communicate together in the outdoors and stil be in touch with what is going on in nature.  it is obvious that when you are by yourself, you can enjoy the outdooors and ponder the joy and science of nature, but it may seem a little less known that the same thing can be accomplished with someone else.  The way that ruth and floyd were able to interact amopngst themselves and nature at the same time epitomizes their strong relationship that they share with both each other and nature.   One thing that really captured me was when floyd told about the inn being covered in snow. that picture really made me think about how the hotel was still even standing. i am still not sure how they were able to scoop all of that snow out.  I am pressed with excitement.  


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