People do hike around in circles in the woods. Thus spoke some scientists. And so have you done today. For a small last summer adventure, you decide to incorporate a walk through Bird Hill into your trip to Barton Pond. You have been in Bird Hill before. It shouldn't be a long walk. Though there are some forks and turns, more than one route can take you through the park. As planned, you climb up the hill from an unofficial entrance on Huron River Drive besides Barton Park. You simply follow the trails, trying to keep the river and Huron River Drive in sight. After a while, however, you notice you are getting away from the river, but there are no other trails parallel to Huron River Drive. It's a small place, and you should get out somewhere eventually, you try to reassure yourself. But after quite some time, you still don't see the river, and instead you find yourself walking close to a big road now. You are not so sure any more. You look around uneasily: there is no one else. You have to but continue on the trail. So you spent hours wandering in the woods. Only after taking a small path, are you able to catch sight of the river again at last. And you end up where you have begun! Scientists have only told you part of the story, that is, you can't trust your senses too much in the woods. When you get lost in the woods, more happens. On some up and down hills, you remember, an army of big trees stand, growing straight into the sky. Looks spectacular. But you haven't made a stop to take a photo or study what trees they are. And strangely, you haven't seen any birds in Bird Hill. The sun cast warm rays through tree canopies, leaving lovely light spots on the ground. Very nice. But no thought is lighted in your mind. You are anxious to get out, and your anxiety has blocked your view and shut down your mind, cunningly writing a limit to your thoughts.
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