The Ridges: Radar Hill

This week I decided to go somewhere close to campus. I had been to the ridges before but I had no idea there were nature trails there, when I went it was night time and my friends and I were looking for ghosts. I first learned about the nature trails at the ridges thanks to the tier 3 class I am in now, environmentalism in America, in the class we spend lots of time outdoors. One day for class we hiked up Radar Hill. It is named this because there used to be airplane radars at the top of the hill according to my professor, however any evidence of the radar is long gone.




To get to Radar Hill you travel up Water Tower Dr. past the graveyard and water tower to where the road ends and the trail begins. At first the trail is simply a rarely used utility road, but as you continue on there are several paths you can take that lead you away from the road and deeper into nature. Instead of heading to the top of the hill I took a path that leads into the woods, the trees are gorgeous right now. The path I took was not marked very well except by some signs that tell what kind of trees are in the area. The best part about this hike was how few people I saw, when I am in nature I think it is best enjoyed when there is more nature than people.
I would have never even known this path existed if not for the class I am in. It is so close to campus and so beautiful that I think all students should know about this area and check it out for themselves.