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.\u00a0 Fortunately, on a recent beautiful Thursday afternoon I got lucky and got to finally walk over and experience the trail.\u00a0 Once on the trail I found myself in a peaceful state but also a little shocked.<\/p>\n
I grew up exploring the outdoors as much as possible, particularly walking on trails.\u00a0 I have seen all types of trails and wilderness and plan on seeing much more in the years to come.\u00a0 When I think of a trail, I think of trees, wild plants, tons of greenery and wild life.\u00a0 When I took my first step into the Gambrill Mills trail I did not get to experience much of these wonderful things.<\/p>\n
There was a lovely greenery area gated off, I am guessing either for a garden or for plants to grow.\u00a0 There was plenty of fresh green grass with no footsteps to be seen.\u00a0 It was a gorgeous day out and I was excited to continue to walk and see what else this trail had to offer.\u00a0 Only a few more steps away was a little creek.\u00a0 Even though it was very tiny, it was quaint and fit the scenery. I had thought about sitting down and taking the scenery in but decided to keep on walking.\u00a0 As you walk down the Gambrill Mills trail you start to hear and see things you would not usually think of.\u00a0 Once you pass the little creek you no longer just hear a bird every once in a while.\u00a0 Instead, you also hear noises from the apartments on campus.\u00a0 This was a little distracting while trying to take in the surroundings but I continued on.\u00a0 To my surprise, after walking just a little further I came upon construction marks all over the ground.\u00a0 There is no longer the green grass I saw as I began this journey.\u00a0 In fact, there is no grass to be seen.\u00a0 It had rained earlier before I set about to walk on the trail and it appeared to me that construction trucks had driven in right after the rain and left deep tire marks in the ground.\u00a0 This caused significant damage to the ground because it was so wet. There were also broken branches and plants all throughout the trail.\u00a0 At this point I was a bit saddened after seeing and hearing everything so far, but just as I reached near the end of the trail I decided to look back at what I had just walked through.\u00a0 To my delightful surprise I was able to see the bell tower on campus and some beautiful red berries in a bush I had missed.\u00a0 The bell tower looked elegant and the red berries added a burst of color to the scene.\u00a0 Even though the trail had not been what I expected, especially in its lack of eco-friendliness, I still was able to enjoy a wonderful day in the outdoors.\u00a0 It just reminded me that even if you are in an area where plant devastation or human population has take over, if you look hard enough you should still be able to see how breathtaking nature can be, even if it is a couple of red berries in a bush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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.\u00a0 Fortunately, on a recent beautiful Thursday afternoon I got lucky and got to … Continue reading