When I first pulled up to Lake Bonny I was surprised and a little bit relieved. I didn’t realize how close it was to school. I didn’t know what to really expect as Mark and myself drove around for a minute trying to find some parking. I was a little confused at first because I expected to pull up to an area that was heavily wooded, but instead there were lots of athletic fields and sports teams from the area practicing.
We eventually found a parking spot and the pathway that Professor Corrigan was talking about. Right away I noticed the colors and sounds of the woods. It was evening when we went, so the birds were pretty quiet, but wind was howling and making the trees sway back and forth. We started down the path and I immediately noticed flowers to the left. I didn’t know if they were wild flowers or not. I continued down the trail and crossed the bridge that was displayed on Professor Corrigan’s blog. I came out on the other side only to find that the bridge continued out over the water. It was a pretty cool site to see. This is where I stood and was just quiet for a few moments. The sky was getting dark but it was just light enough to see some fish jump in the water. After a little while we actually came across two older men that told us about a ten foot alligator that they just took out of the area. That thought kind of made me a little bit un-easy so we started to head back.
I’m glad I went to Lake Bonny. I’ve heard of it up to this point but I never actually saw it. It was a lot different than I thought it was going to be.