Popocatepetl

Book of Marvels

Let me take you on a trip to the mountain Popocatepetl, known for not only it’s big name, but also it’s big size. This mountain is located in Mexico, in the beautiful land, which used to be the Aztec’s. However, before we start on the long journey upwards, I must tell you that climbing this mountain is not for the faint of heart! I can only take the strongest, and bravest. What, you all want to go! All right then, up we go! When climbing up Popocatepetl, you must wake up very early. For, if you go up in the daytime, the sun melts much of the snow, making it very hard to climb. Also, we must take our sunglasses, for when the sun is high in the sky, in shines terribly on your face. Now we are finally ready, lets go! The first few miles up are quite easy, but as we get higher, the air gets thinner, and grows cold. We stop constantly to take breathers as we ascend the mountain. We have come up many miles, through the blistering wind we are barely able to see the top. As we near the summit, harsh winds blow us cruelly back, we stop every 10 seconds to gasp the thin air. Finally, we reach the summit! After so many perilous hours, we have reached our destination! Now, we pay no mind to the thin air and cold winds, the sight of which we earned is to great, it pushes all other thoughts out of our heads. After several minutes, we tumble back down to the base of the mountain, exhausted, but well pleased with our journey, forever to remain in our minds.