Category Archives: Gambles Mill Trail

Richmond in the wintertime is like none I have ever seen before. Mid January the sun is shining, 70 degrees outside and not a cloud in site! At first glance only twisted and gnarled seem to tangle and twist on … Continue reading →

As echoed thus far, I found the paradox of the wild and the human-manufactured fascinating. From my perch on a rustic wooden bench on top of an abandoned cement circular installation in the ground, the evidence of this juxtaposition was … Continue reading →

I didn’t get far down the Gambles Mill Trail when we were traversing there during our Geography class last Thursday. Once I made it past the initial area that appears to be “The Road Less Traveled By” from Frost’s poem, … Continue reading →

           Last Thursday was the first official class of Earth Lodge. I was very confused about what we were going to do in class at first since we don’t have a textbook for this course. But I quickly forgot about my … Continue reading →

Sitting on the fence at the end of the trail, it seems that all I can hear is the white noise that comes from the road. Although this commotion seems to be overpowering my initial feeling of being on a … Continue reading →

“Catch it if you can. The present is an invisible electron; its lightning path traced faintly on a blackened screen is fleet, and fleeing, and gone.” –Annie Dillard This quote is a snippet from page 80 of Pilgrim at Tinker … Continue reading →

Late last semester I went to a presentation that focused on how the University can better use the Gambles Mill Corridor. Turns out, it’s a fairly underutilized strip of pavement that the higher-ups want to turn into a notable campus … Continue reading →

I had heard about the Gambrill Mills Trail last year but never had a chance to find out where it was on campus, let alone explore it.  Fortunately, on a recent beautiful Thursday afternoon I got lucky and got to … Continue reading →

I realized as we left class on Thursday that I hadn’t had the opportunity to take a hike in class since eighth grade. Though I understand how beneficial classroom learning is, I think we’ve come to define it too rigidly. … Continue reading →

The Gambles Mill Corridor borders the exclusive Country Club of Virginia, where to my surprise, golfers can still tee off in mid-January. The trail began with the university community garden, wood chips, chopped trees, and mulch, but quickly transitioned into … Continue reading →