As I had predicted, I made a second visit to the nature center with my girlfriend a few days after the first. I had already been telling everyone on campus about how wonderful this place was and became very excited when my not-so-environmentally-enthusiastic girlfriend said she would give the place a try. I showed her all the places I went to on the first visit and even spent some time sitting by the stream that emptied into the river. I was completely enthralled when she muttered the words “Let’s put our feet in the water!” She was obviously enjoying the area, which made me happy, of course.
We decided to take the most difficult trail the nature center had to offer: Raptor’s Ridge. Although it was barely half a mile long, the elevation of the trail made me feel like I was walking up the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Exhausted, we were astonished at what was waiting for us at the top. We could see for miles into the forests of the area and clearly saw as far as the horizon. The view was breath-taking (even with the little breath we had left) and made me start thinking about what it would be like to be a bird. I could barely imagine flying and floating over the vast amount of trees and plains, always look down upon the world. The trip was a great success and ended up being an even better experience than the first trip.
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