This week I chose to adventure to downtown Burlington to explore the area and check out some of the phenology apart from my chosen site in Centennial Woods. I started my journey by the entrance of the Davis Center tunnel near a beautiful maple tree. I walked down to main campus and then turned just before Old Mill to cut across the green space where I recognized some of the trees assigned from our tree quiz . I then continued down College street and turned on to Church street. 

On the way, I passed and observed a beautiful red maple and several paper birch trees where I stopped briefly to sit at a few points and figure out where I wanted to go from there. It was interesting to see the amount of leaves that have changed color since our last time walking past them at some of the previous labs, as well as the amount of fallen leaves littering the sidewalk and streets. I forgot the sun would be setting so much earlier this time of year, so I was glad I left early enough in the afternoon where I had enough time to get back before sunset.

 I ended up stopping in a bookstore downtown before walking all the way down to the waterfront and checking out the swings on the pier. I was going to walk down to the small beach area but noticed a sign indicating the area was closed due to cyanobacteria. After sitting and completing a sketch of my event map so far, I ventured back towards campus. On the way I stopped in a coffee shop and got a little snack. After finishing my walk back to the Davis Center, I sat at one of the tables outside and caught a bit of golden hour before the sun set. Even though I have lived here for a few months now, I feel like there’s still so much I haven’t explored even just in the downtown area, so this was a very enjoyable assignment.