Environmental Interaction (2): Skylar Minick

 This semester I did not get outdoors as much as I would have liked to; however, I did have a great hike when I went back home for thanksgiving break. I went with my family to Conway Robinson State Park which is up in northern Virginia where I live. My family which consists of my mom, my sister and I have been going to that state park a few times a year for a while now. This particular time we brought our dogs with us to walk. It is not a very long hike the way we usually go, probably about 5 miles or so but there are many longer routes to choose from. This particular hike was special. After being away from home and my family for the longest I have ever been it was so nice to reconnect with them and go to one of our regular locations. But the location did not feel regular this time, it felt nostalgic almost even though I had only been gone for a few months. The cool breeze on the nice November day was very memorable, it is usually freezing cold in November, but not that day. It must have been almost 70 degrees, it is almost as if the weather knew we would be hiking that day and planned accordingly just for us, especially because I absolutely hate the cold. Watching my dogs walk beside us and hearing all the crunchy leaves on the ground and seeing all of the fall colors on the trees was so beautiful. Not to mention the talks I had with my family along the way I think it is safe to say Conway Robinson is no longer a topos to me it is more of a chora. 

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