Answer:
C) After all, the unexpected is part of what makes hiking an adventure
Explanation:
Two different things using like or as.
Are there answer choices? If not, Just reading over this passage for the first time, It seems the narrator could be describing something very majestic, like a statue built in the ocean, of a god or something. it seems as though the narrator personifies this statue as though the statue itself is a character and has feelings, maybe even something to hide. Hope this helps!
An angel because it says when he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds and sails upon the bosom of the air we all know angels fly in the sky