Sherwood Gardens, of course! Less than a mile from Homewood campus. —Ryan Younger, A&S '95
For the past 21 years I have built, maintained, hiked, skied, snowshoed, and mountain biked in the Adirondack Park, a 6 million acre paradise of public and private land. There are 46 mountains in the park over 4,000 feet. Most have trails to the summits maintained by volunteers. These are spectacular hikes, several across acres of alpine tundra with plants only found on these peaks and above the Arctic Circle. I have hiked all of these peaks and served as a volunteer naturalist for 13 years. As one can imagine, I have difficulty choosing a favorite trail. —Frank Krueger, A&S '67
I love to enjoy nature in my neighborhood, in Hanlon Park, and Druid Hill Park. But you can also enjoy nature in the urban landscape. There are empty plots where abandoned homes used to be but now have southern magnolia trees. Places like that are all over the city. —Faith Maya Owhonda
I have always enjoyed the Cranesville Swamp Preserve in West Virginia. It's a unique place with wild blueberries, black water pools, and tamarack trees. What's not to love? —Karen Meckel, SCS '88
I like to hike in the Smokies so much that I hiked all 900 miles, making me the 686th person to accomplish that. —Renee Peoples, Ed '09 (Cert)
Caesars Head State Park in South Carolina. —Valerie Denney, Engr '90 (MS)
The trails at Margalla Hills in Islamabad. —Abubakar Siddiq Alvi, Bus '08 (MS)
Indian Peaks Wilderness in Colorado. —Michael Willis, Ed '84 (MS)
Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks. —Jiantai Timothy Qiu, SPH '01 (PhD), '07 (PGF)
Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. —Nathan Wirtschafter, A&S '90, '90 (MA)
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