[b]Name[/b]: Solara (Soul-air-a) Blackwood
[b]Nickname[/b]: Soul
[b]Gender[/b]: Female
[b]Age[/b]: 24
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[b]Personal Item(s)[/b]: "Plant and Wildlife Reference Handbook of Yosemite National Park", Snacks and a couple bottles of water for the flight, a thick hoodie incase the weather turns, journal and pens, a backpack to carry it all in, painkillers for altitude headaches, and whatever she has on her person: i.e. hair elastic, clothes, a necklace, chewing gum, her purse with a comb and make up (lady stuff) in it, and "The Hobbit", to pass time. The rest of her belongings are in the luggage compartment.
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[*]Field guide handbook[/*]
[*]Snacks: Beef Jerky, trail mix, chips, 2X Bottles of water[/*]
[*]Journal, 2X Pens, 2X Pencils[/*]
[*]Thick Hoodie[/*]
[*]Ibuprofen 400mg X24[/*]
[*]Backpack[/*]
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[b]Bio[/b]: Solara lives for nature and the study of all living things. She is finishing her fourth year at university studying Biological Sciences, focusing mainly on mammalian Ecology and evolutionary genetics. She's spent a lot of time in the field throughout her classes, mind you they were always controlled outings and she was well prepared. She spends alot of time outdoors on hikes and has a fairly athletic build. She has long brown dreadlocks that fall past her shoulder blades. Solara is a kind, loving individual often called a social butterfly. She is a leader, but has grown to know that sometimes, if not most times, it's best to sit back and follow. She knows her facts and trusts her instincts. She has a great fear of heights after taking a nasty spill down a cliff side while rock climbing, luckily she sustained no permanent injuries and walked away with a few broken bones and a deep fear of experiencing another fall like that. She's trained in basic first aid, as a part of her field work requirements, but is certainly not "comfortable" with blood or protruding bones. Solara has been a meditator most her life and this has given her the ability to stay calm... but then again, who can really stay calm when stumbling out of a burning helicopter in the middle of uncharted wilderness?
[b]Purpose of Flight[/b]: Solara planned to spend a few weeks in the area studying the wildlife for a thesis she's writing for her university final.
[b]Yosemite Summary[/b]: The vast plot of land christened Yosemite National Park is diverse and stunning in all its glory. Largely untouched by civilization, the wild truly thrives here. The landscape is dappled with an abundance of rives and lakes, offering nourishment for thick forests and diverse animal and plant life. The terrain is a mosaic of deep vallies and sharp mountain ranges and plateaus, formed by ancient rivers that carved deep, prehistoric rivers into the jutting land masses of granitic earth. The weather is warm in the days, but drops quickly at night. Mild winters offer the most precipitation with snowfall that blankets the land. Glaciers hide deep in the mountain ranges, though small, they lay like icy reminders of a colder world. Throughout Yosemite, ancient groves of Giant Sequoia trees (three to be exact) thrive, like giants of the plant world, towering over all as the largest living organisms in the world. Intense erosion of the land has created unique, strange stone structures with sharp edges and unusual shapes. The land is home to a wide array of wildlife, including many dangerous predators such as bears and cougars who hold little fear for the Man they see so rarely.
[b]Summary of the Rules[/b]: Be real; write with heart and thought, skip the unnecessary vulgarity, remember your english skills and don't be lazy with your post length. This is a RL simulation; that means RL scenarios in survival; it's not easy, it's going to take common sense. We're not trying to make babies or find love, we're trying to survive and get rescued. We're all humans, not gods. This will be tricky, but that's the fun in it :).