Nature at It's Finest
Have you ever visited a place outside so peaceful and tranquil to you? Sunshine beating down, warming the spot where you sit? Most people could call this their "happy place". This spot wasn't exactly out in the spotlight for me. Choosing a field site to study wasn't the easiest job. I wanted to find some place meaningful that also captivated me. My first choice, Diamond Hill State Park, brought back many memories, but thinking about the future, proved to be kind of boring. The other day, I drove through Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Massachusetts and instantly thought about changing my field site. It was like a message from God...I have history there, it's heavily populated AND interesting! Purgatory Chasm has many caves and inlets where it's easy to get stuck or lost. I can recount many times as a child sitting in a small cavern feeling stuck and alone. Maybe now that I'm older, I can do some more exploring. I also associate the reservation with family because of the various family functions held here in the past. I'd really like to know the history of the park, and more about the nature within it. There are many park rangers around to interview, and many others just around exploring! I'll be blogging about anything and everything I personally find interesting (or maybe even not interesting). Any sights, smells, feelings, etc. will be recorded here. Purgatory Chasm will, hopefully, turn out to be my "happy place".
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