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I had never spent much time off campus until Earth Lodge took me on field trips and volunteer outings on the James. This past weekend I spent most of my Sunday as a course marshall at the annual Splash ‘n’ … Continue reading →

Last year, I rarely went to the river. It was not until the fall that I finally made my way down to Pony Pasture. I was amazed to see the number of people floating down the river, kayaking, and just … Continue reading →

Our guest speaker in class on Wednesday, Ikal Angelei, asked us, “What is your focus area?” We answered with a chorus of mumbling which led to the consensus that our main focus included the University of Richmond and the Richmond … Continue reading →

Just next to William Byrd Park lies the Maymont gardens.  In a place as busy at Byrd, which just this weekend held a JDRF Walk to Cure Type 1 Diabetes, I found it astounding how few people had ever truly explored Maymont. … Continue reading →

I had only been to Maymont once prior to last Friday, so my adventure started when I couldn’t find the nature center.  I drove to the only entrance I knew of, walked around for a bit, and fell in love … Continue reading →

Maymont was incredible. I would take the time to write out a really nice creative writing narrative-type piece describing the sensations of the place, but there’s just no doing it justice. Or at least with my lacking creative arsenal. It … Continue reading →

Going to Maymont this past Friday was an eye opening experience for me. I had never been to the park before and it wa simply beautiful. While the maps were thoroughly confusing, I almost enjoyed getting lost on all of … Continue reading →

I have to say, I probably didn’t learn as much as I should have from the James River exhibit at Maymont. I was a little too busy making faces at the animals and playing with the toy-like learning tools. Although, … Continue reading →

Last Friday morning, I went with a few other EL kids to Maymont Nature Center. We arrived before the Nature center opened, so we walked around the man-made lake nearby. We climbed on the tree stumps and chatted, and I … Continue reading →