I grew up in Upstate New York, twenty minutes outside Rochester. I’ve gone camping in the Adirondacks and hiking through the trails around my home. While I wouldn’t call myself “outdoorsy,” I have always been interested in exploring nature. So, during Todd Bittner’s talk, I was surprised to hear that Cornell owned literally tens of miles of trails that I have barely heard of, let alone hiked. Of course, now I think “of course, why wouldn’t we?” Especially given Cornell’s Land-Grant status and historical involvement with agriculture and the life sciences. Still, I wonder why it took until my junior year to find out just how many trails surrounded Cornell, and how much natural area we as Cornellians have access to (alongside the general Tompkins County community). Now, I wonder what other natural (and other) wonders are here that I don’t know about. I can’t wait to start exploring to find out.