As mentioned in my previous post, the location that I am visiting is Redstone Pines. Redstone Pines are located near the Interfaith Center and is located off of the path, heading towards Redstone campus. It is defined by more than its mere location. The area is known as a hang-out spot, so it characteristically may contain a few students. Most of the students are relaxing or completing homework in the unique atmosphere of the pines. Redstone Pines is a small natural area on campus, and it is characteristically calm and relatively quiet. It is defined as an area of pines and small patches of deciduous trees isolated by the University of Vermont’s campus.
You will know that you are at Redstone Pines when you see a large section of natural area on the path heading into Redstone campus. There are large pine trees overlooking the area. There are two lampposts located at the edge of the pines, and approximately twenty feet of grass without trees before the pines become dominant. Though the pines are dominant throughout there are, there are a number of Sugar Maple and Northern Red Oak trees. The land is flat and barren for approximately twenty-five feet before there are large pines. When viewing the Redstone Pines from the walking path, there is a large pilling of rocks along the steep slope about fifty feet into the natural area on the rightmost side. Along the rocks are shrubs and saplings, whereas the rest of the natural area is dominated by large, straight pines.
There is a sense of serenity that I tend to associated with the Redstone Pines. If one listens on any given day you can hear the wildlife scurrying above and along the ground. The large pines are spread out along the area, with each pine approximately ten feet from one another.
The following directions are how to find Redstone Pines from the Davis Center:
- Walk to the first floor of the Davis Center and walk past Cat Pause and Brennan’s until you have reached the tunnel pathway that connects Central and Athletic campuses. Walk through this tunnel and up the stairs and out of the connected building on Athletic campus through the door on the right.
- Walk straight along the paved path. When perpendicular to the area between University Heights North and University Heights South, the path splits into a path that continues straight and one that veers to the right. Walk along the path that veers to the right.
- Redstone Pines is located on the right side when walking on the path. It is located approximately twenty five feet further along the walking path than the Interfaith Center (which should be located on the left of the path).
