Deer Valley

A sunset at Deer Valley

Beauty is a term that is used to define many people and animals, but one area that beauty is not heard of that often is when talking about an environment. Beauty is the sum of qualities that create a sense of pleasure, but beauty can be so much more than that. Beauty is the feeling of home, interest in something, wild, nature and the environment that has been untouched by the death grip of mankind. The environment that each person lives in is what that person believes that nature is. Nature is more than the environment that every person lives in each day. It is more than the city life of downtown Pittsburgh, the calm quiet nights of the suburbs and the Washington & Jefferson campus. Nature is every part of the world from the vast heat of the Sahara to the bitter cold of the South Pole. Everyone has his or her own favorite place or part of nature. One place that is very beautiful is Deer Valley, Pennsylvania. This is a part of nature that has not been destroyed by human interference, and it is the same now as it was several years ago. Deer Valley is a campground where girl scouts, boy scouts and schools take trips to so that they can see the wild nature of Deer Valley. Mount Davis, the highest peak in Pennsylvania is a wondrous sight where one can seem connected to heaven. Also, the wild animals that are around the campgrounds are very beautiful especially all the wild uncommon animal species that Deer Valley has make Deer Valley one of the most beautiful places there is. Through the idea of beauty and the eyes of kids, the beauty of the landscape and the wild uncommon animal species, Deer Valley has remained one of the most beautiful parts of nature.

The beauty of Deer Valley became present through the eyes of children who experienced Deer Valley. Personal experiences through school have proven that even though sometimes there were 6 or 7 miles walked a day, the experience is one of a kind. Every year Boyce Middle School takes the 6th grade students to Deer Valley to show them the environment. Even 11 and 12 year old kids who complained the whole time about all the walking said that they loved the trip. Many kids thought that this was an awesome trip, like Michael Landsman who said, ”the Deer Valley trip was my favorite part of our schooling.” On the Deer Valley trip, there were so many things to do including owl pellet hunting, scavenger hunts, time in a spot of nature, and animal spotting. All the activities were fun, but those were not the reason why the Deer Valley trip was so much fun. It was the fact that we were able to be one-on-one with nature a lot of the time. Also there were no outside influences on the place, so it seemed to some kids that Deer Valley was not even in the U.S. This made it seem like we were learning something completely different, and we were right because Deer Valley’s unique experience was one of a kind and it was all because of the unique beauty that Deer Valley possesses. We learned the entire time, even at night, but we didn’t complain because it was so much fun. We were shocked by all the natural beauty that there is in Deer Valley. The lake, all the trees, Mount Davis, and the most exciting part, the endangered animals all lead to the beauty. These factors all make up beauty to most people, but if kids can realize that part of nature is beautiful, then that is all the reason that is needed to say that Deer Valley is beautiful. Kids are usually afraid of the outdoors, and do not like it, but not Deer Valley. It was a new point of view to us. The experience of Deer Valley is one of a kind, it is one that changes the views about nature, and can make even kids start to care for the environment. It is not the fact that we were away from school that kids thought Deer Valley was beautiful, but the fact that it is beautiful made them still remember the experience and use it as part of graduation speeches. It is through kids’ eyes that Deer Valley has been shown to be a beautiful piece of nature.

The landscape and the environment make up the beauty of Deer Valley. The natural landscape of Deer Valley consists of forests, Deer Valley Lake, Mount Davis, and a bunch of farming fields. The forests are not like the ones that are near residential areas, they are much more beautiful. There are all kinds of little insects crawling all over even though that might not make it beautiful, but it makes it natural and that is part of the beauty as well. The forests are natural, nothing that humans have done has affected these forests. The leaves fall and no one picks them up and it looks so pretty and so much different than the image that is shown on the Discovery Channel. The Discovery Channel does not capture the real image of the landscape. When walking on the leaves, every step taken sinks down into the ground a little bit, and it makes it seem like walking on a trampoline except without the bounce. The trees are tall and look similar to that image that someone gets when they are reading a book and read about the most beautiful forest there is. The only difference is that Deer Valley is real. It is not just like every other image that everyone puts in his or her heads of nature. Deer Valley is much more beautiful than that. Also, Deer Valley has Mount Davis. Mount Davis is the highest peak in Pennsylvania, and at the top of Mount Davis, the is a little tower which people can go up and look out into the sky. This is one of the most beautiful sights there is. When looking out, anyone can see parts of Ohio, West Virginia and obviously Pennsylvania. It is so beautiful. It feels like being on top of the world because there is nothing in sight as tall as Mount Davis. Mount Davis might be the most beautiful part of Deer Valley because it is part of the natural landscape and it makes people realize that there is something out there larger than them. They realize that this mountain brings out the beauty of other places. Looking from the viewing tower, the sight is so amazing that it is hard to describe what it is like. Furthermore, Deer Valley Lake is a beautiful sight. There are so many fish and the water is so clear that the bottom of the lake can be seen. The smaller fish jump out of the water and can be caught with a fish net, but it is a rule that the fish must be thrown right back into the water. The lake is so beautiful with everything surrounding it. The forests and the mountain make the surrounding beautiful. The entire landscape and environment of Deer Valley is so beautiful and Mount Davis, the forest and Deer Valley Lake make that beauty so great.

The true beauty of Deer Valley is in the wild uncommon animals. When walking around Deer Valley there are the usual animals. There are deer, birds, bugs and other critters, but there is one unique thing about Deer Valley. That unique thing is that there are several uncommon animals that live in the surrounding areas such as grouse and ospreys both of which are not very common in western Pennsylvania. These are not the only uncommon animals, but overall the animals make Deer Valley a unique place. The osprey are like eagles except they hunt mostly fish and with Deer Valley Lake these birds swoop down and snatch hold of an innocent fish swimming in the water. This is truly one of the most amazing things that can be seen. This bird is so beautiful in everything that it does and it is a feature of Deer Valley that attributes to the beauty. It is really amazing to see this bird’s actions. One second it will be flying around gracefully then it will see a fish jump out of the water and it will come down and grab it out of the air. It is a truly amazing sight to see and it helps contribute to the beauty that is Deer Valley. Also the grouse, which is the state bird of Pennsylvania, is another bird that makes the beauty of Deer Valley. When in the forest the grouse may not be easily seen right away, but when it is startled it jumps and makes a quick bolt into the sky. It uses the trees as its cover, and hides behind the broken down trees. Then all of a sudden it will just fly into the air. It is really neat to see this wild bird that is not very common. Both of these birds make up part of the beauty of Deer Valley. It is in their unusual and uncommon behavior and actions that these two animals make them so beautiful and they can contribute more to beauty than a lot of other features of Deer Valley.

Deer Valley is a place where there are many beautiful things like the landscape, Mount Davis, the grouse and the osprey can make up the beauty of the entire environment. It is because these factors stated above that define beauty. If they define Beauty, and these factors are all part of Deer Valley, then that make Deer Valley beautiful. Deer Valley has remained one of the most beautiful places in Pennsylvania because of everything that comes to make it a whole. This is an environment that has changed the views of many kids. Deer Valley is way more than anyone can imagine if all they have seen is the city, suburb or the rural regions. The beauty of Deer Valley is what makes it the place it is, and it will stay beautiful for a long time.