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As the snow melts off of the great pine trees, the cool morning air awakens its surroundings with a faint breeze of life. A yellow house finch chirps on a nearby branch. An adolescent skunk skurries along a well-matted game trail under the great limbs of the ponderosas. Following the skunk, a field mouse scratches his cheeks as he looks for his next meal.
This is nature.
Nature is beautiful and has been a large part of my life since I was young. From campouts with my grandfather to fishing on a warm summer morning for largemouth bass, nature, and the activities it provides my family and I, has shaped me into the person I am today. Learning life lessons with my grandfather while hiking up Sentinel Peak and Pikes Peak in Colorado or walking through the Redwoods National Park in California can be seen as an example of this.
Through these lessons, I have been taught respect, perseverance, leadership, attentiveness, how to be personable, and most importantly not to give up. Some may say this is a strange way to learn life lessons, but I could not ask for a better experience in my pre-teen years. Not only did these experiences form me into the young man I am today, but they gave me priceless memories with family members and friends.
All of my family members are very close to me. My mother Kathy has been very loving since I can remember. My father Erik has set a very good example for me and has pushed me to be the greatest I can. My siblings Isaac, Ian, Olivia, and Luke, have all shown me love and support with everything I do.
My family also taught me to be active within our local community. I have participated in our local Boy Scouts of America program since the age of 7 years old and am still active within the program. I earned my Eagle Scout in early 2020, and this accomplishment has been one of the highest awards bestowed upon me in my life. With scouting, I have completed numerous community service hours and I am very thankful to the program for giving me this opportunity. I plan to stay involved within scouting and help younger scouts continue through the program.
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