Cameron Browne- Noland Trail reflection

When our class went out on the Noland Trail it was a beautiful day. The birds were chirping and flying around in the fall winds. The noises of the wilderness made this place calming and special. I felt like everything around me was affecting me all at the same time. My favorite part was the colors of the fall leaves on the trees. The colors were anywhere from brown to green with yellows, reds, and orange ones. It looked like a young child took her finger painted hands and colored the leaves. I didn’t think that this school trip would be a life changing experience but it was. At first everyone seemed just excited to leave the classroom and get outside and hangout. Professor Kip Redick asked us questions like what feeling do we have in a certain spot from the trail, and how do we think that a piece of a branch made it in the middle of the trail. It was interesting because my first thought was the rain storm that we had a week prior. That was one thing I was thinking about the whole time when we were walking down the trail. Every tree or turned leaf had its own story of how it changed or was moved by the weather changes or animal movement. The trail made me think more about the nature side of the world that we use and abuse in this world. I want to try my hardest to help preserve the earth we live on today to help it for the future.