Topic326: Some of our most memorable experiences take place outdoors, away from the comforts of home.

Write about a memorable experience you had while in the great outdoors.

My most marvelous memory dated back to my childhood. I was in the second grade of a local elementary school, and my family took me to Mt. Ali for a four-day trip in the winter vacation. It was the first family trip in my memory, so I was very excited about that journey. We took a bus to Chia-yi city and then took the mountain rail up the mountain. I can still remember that the train was in red and was steam-powered. The locomotive seemed awesome and looked like a monster to me. There were a lot of people at that time, and no seats were left empty. I enjoyed the view outside the window, and the scenic was just magnificant. The train arrived at the halfway station in the afternoon, and we could get off the train for a while and took some pictures together with the beautiful sunset and clouds. Everytime I opened my photo album, I couldn't help retrospecting those unforgettable moments we had there. We visited the sacred trees, three sisters lake, went to the top of Mt. Chu and observed the sunrise in a very cold winter morning. I guess nothing would substitute those sweet moments in my early childhood, and I should never forget that precious time.