trail

This blog is a little bit late, but I guess it is better late than never.

A week or so ago, our colloquium class went on a lovely tour around campus. We looked at bird boxes, the air chiller plant, and the landscaping of the man-made ponds. Then we made our way to the nature trail. It was a little bit muddy but not a big deal. I think it was actually good that it was muddy, because it allowed us to see some pretty awesome animal paw prints in the mud. As we wandered through the trail, we came to a portion that was flooded. So off came our shoes and along we went. I also didn't think this was a big deal, but quite adventurous. Most of the class, however, were greatly upset at this endeavor. We continued wading through the flooded trail, tripping on water-covered branches and painfully stepping on cypress stumps. After awhile, there was one last curve and we would have been out of the flooded trail and onto dry land. The paved road was even in sight. This is when the class processions stopped. There was a water moccasin blocking the trail; our exit. Poisonous snakes are possibly one of my greatest fears. After finding an alternate path through the trees, we made it out. Fortunately, no one got hurt. It was quite the school tour.